CIS policy template fails

  • 7022230
  • 27-Oct-2017
  • 27-Oct-2017

Environment

Secure Configuration Manager 6.2

Situation

The CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Benchmark v1.1 for Level 1 - Domain Controller template fails with an error that this template does not apply to the endpoint or group selected

Resolution

This template should be run against the domain controller endpoint that is defined with a type of Windows Machine.

Cause

The template was being run against an endpoint that was defined as Active Directory when it should be run against the Windows Machine endpoint instead