scwcmd
The Scwcmd.exe command-line tool included with the Security Configuration Wizard (SCW) can be used to perform the following tasks:
Analyze one or many servers with an SCW-generated policy.
Configure one or many servers with an SCW-generated policy.
Register a Security Configuration Database extension with SCW.
Rollback SCW policies.
Transform an SCW-generated policy into native files that are supported by Group Policy.
View analysis results in HTML format.
Note
If you use scwcmd to configure, analyze, or roll back a policy on a remote server, SCW must be installed on the remote server.
Syntax
scwcmd analyze
scwcmd configure
scwcmd register
scwcmd rollback
scwcmd transform
scwcmd view
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| scwcmd analyze | Determines whether a computer is in compliance with a policy. |
| scwcmd configure | Applies an SCW-generated security policy to a computer. |
| scwcmd register | Extends or customizes the SCW Security Configuration Database by registering a Security Configuration Database file that contains role, task, service, or port definitions. |
| scwcmd rollback | Applies the most recent rollback policy available, and then deletes that rollback policy. |
| scwcmd transform | Transforms a security policy file generated by using SCW into a new Group Policy object (GPO) in Active Directory Domain Services. |
| scwcmd view | Renders an .xml file by using a specified .xsl transform. |