Profile system performance (Windows)

Module: Account Integrity

Supported Platforms: Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP

This check reports accounts with rights to profile system performance. With this right, a user can monitor the performance of system processes. You can use the name list to exclude or include users or security groups that are not already excluded or included by the Users to check option.

The following table lists the error message for the check.

Table: Error message for Profile system performance

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: ESM_PROFILE_SYSTEM

Category: Policy Compliance

  • Windows 2000 (105949)

  • Windows 2003 (205949)

  • Windows 2008 (248949)

  • Windows Vista (228944)

  • Windows XP (200944)

Title: Profile system performance

Description:The user or security group has the right to profile system performance. With this user right, a user can monitor the performance of system processes. If the right is authorized, edit the check's name list. If this right is not authorized, use the Correct feature to revoke it.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: true

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

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