Viewing audit results with exceptions

If an audit contains rule exceptions, then the excepted rules are not checked on the target servers when the audit is run. However, your audit results will show which of the rules in the audits are exceptions, including details about the rule exceptions.

The manner in which rule exceptions are displayed in audit results depends on the type of rule that has been excepted:

  • Custom script and custom or pluggable check rule exceptions (such as those created by developers or provided by a EP Content Subscription) appear in the content pane of the Audit Result window. You can double-click the rule exception for details on the exception.
  • All other rule exceptions, such as file system, registry settings, services, IIS Metabase, and COM+ rules, the Audit Result window will display an Exceptions icon in the Views pane, which you can select and see the details of the exception in the contents pane.