Name
Security Template Utility —
\windows\system32\secedit.exe
Synopsis
Create and apply security templates and analyze system security. (Security Template Utility is included with Windows XP Professional only.)
To Open
Command Prompt →
secedit
Usage
secedit /command[arguments]
Description
Security Templates are used by administrators for Windows XP-based
servers to create a security policy for a computer. The Security
Template Utility is a command-line tool used to create and apply
these templates. Although there isn’t room here to
go into all the details of Security Templates, you can type
secedit without any options to display a help
window with more information on this tool (and Security Templates in
general).
See Also
Security Templates in Microsoft Management Console
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