Check for SMB accessible registry

Mageni Vulnerability Management Platform requires remote access to the registry to properly scan for vulnerabilities.

The following procedure describes how to enable this throughout the domain using group policy on a Windows Server 2003 or newer domain controller. Windows Server 2003 Domain Controller: 1. Open the Group Policy editor 2. Navigate to, Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > System Services 3. In the right hand pane locate Remote Registry 4. Define the policy, and set the Startup type to Automatic 5. Reboot the clients to apply the policy Windows Server 2008 or newer Domain Controller: 1. Open the Group Policy editor 2. Expand Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > System Services 3. Find the Remote Registry item and change the Service startup mode to Automatic 4. Reboot the clients to apply the policy