Symantec Security Expressions Server User Manual

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Audit-On-Schedule

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The Scheduled Tasks table contains the following information:

Column Description

Run Now/Stop/Initializing

Click this button to start or stop the task in this row. This

column also displays "Initializing" when a task is in the middle

of a process.

Edit

Click this link to edit the task in this row.

Delete

Click this link to delete the task in this row.

Description

A description of this task, created when you scheduled the task.

Machine Lists

Machine Lists to audit. All devices in all Machine Lists listed will
be audited. You can only edit global Machine Lists in the

SecurityExpressions Console.

Policies

Name of the Policies to use for the audit.

Run On

Server on which to run audit.

Last Ran

Last time this task ran.

Current Schedule

Time and frequency of the scheduled task.

Notifications

List of notifications to run when the task completes.

Windows Group Edit Access Windows User Groups who can modify this task.
Windows Group Run Access Windows User Groups who can use this task to run audits.

Hosts

How many computers were included in the most recently ran or

currently running audit. This would be the total number of

computers in all machine lists selected for the audit.

Done

How many computers were audited or had an audit attempt

during the most recently ran or currently running audit.

Successful

How many computers were successfully audited during the

most recently ran or currently running audit.

Connection Error

How many computers were not audited due to a connection

error during the most recently ran or currently running audit.

Not Found

How many computers were not audited because they weren't

found on the network during the most recently ran or currently

running audit.

Adding Scheduled Tasks

To configure a new scheduled task:

1. Click the Audit-On-Schedule tab and then the Scheduled Tasks link.
2. Click the Add New button to configure a new task.

Basic Settings

3.

In the Description box, type a brief statement identifying the scheduled task.

4.

In the Policies list, select one or more policies on which you want to base any audits this

task performs.

Policies are configured on the Policies page. If none of the existing policies meet your

needs, you can configure a new one by clicking the Edit Policy List link, which opens the

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