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Security Group Management
This category is logged on workstations, member servers and domain controllers. To configure this on Server 2008 and Vista you must use auditpol. Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 can use Group Policy.
Active Directory
In Active Directory Users and Computers "Security Enabled" groups are simply referred to as Security groups. AD has 2 types of groups: Security and Distribution. Distribution (security disabled) groups are for distribution lists in Exchange and cannot be assigned permissions or rights. Security (security enabled) groups can be used for permissions, rights and as distribution lists.
A domain local group means the group can only be granted access to objects within its domain but can have members from any trusted domain.
Local SAM
All groups are security groups in the computer's SAM. Local SAM groups can be granted access to objects on the local computer only but may have members from the local SAM and any trusted domain.
Coverage on events generated by this category are currently in the Security Log Encyclopedia:
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