Chapter 17
Configuring Group Policy and Local Security Policy
About This Chapter
In this chapter, you will learn how to use the Microsoft Windows 2000 Group Policy and Local Security Policy snap-ins to improve the security on your computer. In Chapter 16, you learned about auditing one of the features that can be controlled either by creating a custom console for Group Policy or by using
Local Security Policy. In this chapter, you will learn about configuring the two Account Policies: Password Policy and Account Lockout Policy. And you will learn how to configure some of the available security options.
Before You Begin
To complete this chapter, you must have
A computer that meets the minimum hardware requirements listed in "Hardware Requirements."Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional software installed on the computer.