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Monitor_SCMc38a9ac07304404c8b22abf01f521341 (UnitMonitor)

This is the setting that turns on or off UAC. Disabling this setting effectively disables UAC.

Knowledge Base article:

External

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243138

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.KnowledgeServices.SCM.Windows.Server.2008.R2.Security
Parent MonitorSystem.Health.ConfigurationState
CategoryAlert
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityError
Alert PriorityNormal
Alert Auto ResolveTrue
Monitor TypeMicrosoft.KnowledgeServices.Library.PowerShellMonitorEx
RemotableTrue
AccessibilityPublic
Alert Message
User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode
<Details>
<Content>This policy setting controls the behavior of all User Account Control (UAC) policy settings for the computer. If you change this policy setting, you must restart your computer. The options are: Enabled: (Default) Admin Approval Mode is enabled. This policy must be enabled and related UAC policy settings must also be set appropriately to allow the built-in Administrator account and all other users who are members of the Administrators group to run in Admin Approval Mode. Disabled: Admin Approval Mode and all related UAC policy settings are disabled. Note: If this policy setting is disabled, the Security Center notifies you that the overall security of the operating system has been reduced.

Consideration:
This is the setting that turns on or off UAC. If this setting is disabled, UAC will not be used and any security benefits and risk mitigations that are dependent on UAC will not be present on the system.

Impact:
Users and administrators will need to learn to work with UAC prompts and adjust their work habits to use least privilege operations.

Recommendation:
Enable the User Account Control: Run all users, including administrators, as standard users setting.

Group Policy Path:
Computer Configuration\Windows Settings\Security Settings\Local Policies\Security Options\User Account Control: Run all administrators in Admin Approval Mode</Content>
<CollectedInformation>
<Info>
<Name>Recommended Value</Name>
<Value>Enabled</Value>
</Info>
<Info>
<Name>Actual Value</Name>
<Value>{0}</Value>
</Info>
</CollectedInformation>
</Details>
RunAsDefault
CommentSupportTopic=TBD;VersionNumber=1.0.0.1;

Source Code:

<UnitMonitor ID="Monitor_SCMc38a9ac07304404c8b22abf01f521341" Comment="SupportTopic=TBD;VersionNumber=1.0.0.1;" Accessibility="Public" Enabled="true" Target="MicrosoftKnowledgeServicesSCMLibrary!Microsoft.KnowledgeServices.SCM.Windows.Server.2008.R2.Security" ParentMonitorID="Health!System.Health.ConfigurationState" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" TypeID="KnowledgeServicesLibrary!Microsoft.KnowledgeServices.Library.PowerShellMonitorEx" ConfirmDelivery="true">

  <Category>Alert</Category>

  <AlertSettings AlertMessage="MonitorMessagec38a9ac07304404c8b22abf01f521341">

    <AlertOnState>Error</AlertOnState>

    <AutoResolve>true</AutoResolve>

    <AlertPriority>Normal</AlertPriority>

    <AlertSeverity>Error</AlertSeverity>

    <AlertParameters>

      <AlertParameter1>$Data/Context/Property[@Name='ActualValue']$</AlertParameter1>

    </AlertParameters>

  </AlertSettings>

  <OperationalStates>

    <OperationalState ID="Success" MonitorTypeStateID="Success" HealthState="Success"/>

    <OperationalState ID="Error" MonitorTypeStateID="Error" HealthState="Error"/>

  </OperationalStates>

  <Configuration>

    <ScriptName>SCMc38a9ac07304404c8b22abf01f521341.ps1</ScriptName>

    <Parameters>

      <Parameter>

        <Name>ActualValue</Name>

        <Value>$Target/Property[Type="MicrosoftKnowledgeServicesSCMLibrary!Microsoft.KnowledgeServices.SCM.Windows.Server.2008.R2.Security"]/UserAccountControlRunalladministratorsinAdminApprovalMode$</Value>

      </Parameter>

    </Parameters>

    <ScriptBody><Script>





param($ActualValue)



$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"



# Set up the arguments

$scriptargs = new-object psobject

$scriptargs | add-member NoteProperty "ActualValue" $ActualValue



# Set up the output

$global:scriptoutput = new-object psobject

$scriptoutput | add-member NoteProperty "ActualValue" ""

$unit = $null

$valueToFriendlyName = $null

$valueToFriendlyName += @{"" = "[Setting Not Present]"}

$valueToFriendlyName += @{"0" = "Disabled"}

$valueToFriendlyName += @{"1" = "Enabled"}



function AdvisorRule($scriptargs, $scriptoutput)

{

	$ActualValue = $scriptargs.ActualValue



	if ($unit -ne $null)

	{

		$scriptoutput.ActualValue = $ActualValue + $unit

	}

	else

	{

		$scriptoutput.ActualValue = $valueToFriendlyName.$ActualValue

	}

}



AdvisorRule $scriptargs $scriptoutput



# set the output

$mom = new-object -comobject "MOM.ScriptAPI"

$bag = $mom.CreatePropertyBag()



if ($scriptoutput.ActualValue -ne $null)

{

	$bag.AddValue("ActualValue", $scriptoutput.ActualValue)

}



$bag



</Script></ScriptBody>

    <SnapIns/>

    <TimeoutSeconds>300</TimeoutSeconds>

    <Schedule>14403</Schedule>

    <ErrorExpression>

      <SimpleExpression>

        <ValueExpression>

          <Value Type="Integer">$Target/Property[Type="MicrosoftKnowledgeServicesSCMLibrary!Microsoft.KnowledgeServices.SCM.Windows.Server.2008.R2.Security"]/UserAccountControlRunalladministratorsinAdminApprovalMode$</Value>

        </ValueExpression>

        <Operator>NotEqual</Operator>

        <ValueExpression>

          <Value Type="Integer">1</Value>

        </ValueExpression>

      </SimpleExpression>

    </ErrorExpression>

    <SuccessExpression>

      <Not>

        <Expression>

          <SimpleExpression>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="Integer">$Target/Property[Type="MicrosoftKnowledgeServicesSCMLibrary!Microsoft.KnowledgeServices.SCM.Windows.Server.2008.R2.Security"]/UserAccountControlRunalladministratorsinAdminApprovalMode$</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

            <Operator>NotEqual</Operator>

            <ValueExpression>

              <Value Type="Integer">1</Value>

            </ValueExpression>

          </SimpleExpression>

        </Expression>

      </Not>

    </SuccessExpression>

  </Configuration>

</UnitMonitor>