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Swingler, Valerie [USA] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am getting multiple Windows Compliance check errors. Some registry
> compliance checks are completed and show as [PASSED] or [FAILED], others
> show as [ERROR].
>
> Example below:
>
> "Maximum system log size": [ERROR]
> REG_ERROR_HKLM_CONNECT: an error happened while opening
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
> Nessus ID : 21156
> <http://www.nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=21156>
>

Hello Valerie,

Windows compliance check errors occur when required
settings are unavailable. This may occur because they
don't exist, or because the account you are using to
audit settings does not have privileges to read the
setting.

Ron Gula
Tenable Network Security

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Hi Valerie,

Which audit file are you running when you receive this "ERROR" response? Ron's response applies to the error you are receiving, and, I'd like to
look at the file in question. Thanks!

Paul Davis


Swingler, Valerie [USA] wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am getting multiple Windows Compliance check errors. Some registry
> compliance checks are completed and show as [PASSED] or [FAILED], others
> show as [ERROR].
>
> Example below:
>
> "Maximum system log size": [ERROR]
> REG_ERROR_HKLM_CONNECT: an error happened while opening HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
> Nessus ID : 21156
> <http://www.nessus.org/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=21156>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
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Paul Davis
Research Engineer
Tenable Network Security Inc
Phone: 410.872.0555 x245
www.tenablesecurity.com

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Thanks, Ron! I am using the admin account, so I should have full
access, unless some areas of the registry are restricted to specific
users/groups. Going back to the example provided, I checked the event
viewer and there is a value in place for the max log size, so it does
exist. This is occurring sporadically... sometimes it will provide a
status of the setting, other times it will error out. Could it be
related to network latency?