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scwcmd configure

Applies a Security Configuration Wizard (SCW)-generated security policy to a computer. Windows commands reference

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Applies a Security Configuration Wizard (SCW)-generated security policy to a computer. This command-line tool also accepts a list of computer names as input.

scwcmd configure [[[/m:<computername> | /ou:<OuName>] /p:<policy>] | /i:<computerlist>] [/u:<username>] [/pw:<password>] [/t:<threads>]

To configure a security policy against the file webpolicy.xml, type

scwcmd configure /p:webpolicy.xmlIdentify
/pSpecifies the path and file name of the .xml policy file to be used to perform the configuration. Windows commands reference

To configure a security policy for the computer at *172.16.0.0* against the file webpolicy.xml by using the credentials of the webadmin account, type

scwcmd configure /m:172.16.0.0 /p:webpolicy.xml /u:webadminIdentify
/mSpecifies the NetBIOS name, DNS name, or IP address of the computer to configure. Windows commands reference
/pSpecifies the path and file name of the .xml policy file to be used to perform the configuration. Windows commands reference
/uSpecifies an alternate user credential to use when performing the configuration on a remote computer. Windows commands reference

To configure a security policy on all computers on the list campusmachines.xml with a maximum of 100 threads, type

scwcmd configure /i:campusmachines.xml /t:100Identify
/iSpecifies the path and file name of an .xml file that contains a list of computers along with their expected policy files. Windows commands reference
/tSpecifies the number of simultaneous outstanding configuration operations that should be maintained during the analysis. Windows commands reference

To configure a security policy for the WebServers OU against the file webpolicy.xml by using the DomainAdmin credentials, type

scwcmd configure /ou:OU=WebServers,DC=Marketing,DC=ABCCompany,DC=com /p:webpolicy.xml /u:DomainAdminIdentify
/ouSpecifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of an organizational unit (OU) in Active Directory Domain Services. Windows commands reference
/pSpecifies the path and file name of the .xml policy file to be used to perform the configuration. Windows commands reference
/uSpecifies an alternate user credential to use when performing the configuration on a remote computer. Windows commands reference
/m:<computername>Specifies the NetBIOS name, DNS name, or IP address of the computer to configure. If the /m parameter is specified, then the /p parameter must also be specified.
/ou:<OuName>Specifies the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of an organizational unit (OU) in Active Directory Domain Services. If the /ou parameter is specified, then the /p parameter must also be specified. All computers in the OU will be configured against the given policy.
/p:<policy>Specifies the path and file name of the .xml policy file to be used to perform the configuration.
/i:<computerlist>Specifies the path and file name of an .xml file that contains a list of computers along with their expected policy files. All computers in the .xml file will be analyzed against their corresponding policy files. A sample .xml file is %windir%\security\SampleMachineList.xml.
/u:<username>Specifies an alternate user credential to use when performing the configuration on a remote computer. The default is the logged on user.
/pw:<password>Specifies an alternate user credential to use when performing the configuration on a remote computer. The default is the password of the logged on user.
/t:<threads>Specifies the number of simultaneous outstanding configuration operations that should be maintained during the analysis. The value range is 1-1000, with a default value of 40.
/lCauses the analysis process to be logged. One log file will be generated for each computer being analyzed. The log files will be stored in the same directory as the result files. Use the /o option to specify the directory for the result files.
/eLog an event to the Application Event log if a mismatch is found.
/?Displays help at the command prompt.