Windows server 2012 Practice Test

To ensure that a computer running Windows Server 2012 R2 begins logging Active Directory access attempts after configuring and deploying the Audit Directory Service Access policy, selecting Active Directory objects to audit is crucial. This step involves specifying which objects within Active Directory should be monitored for access attempts. The auditing feature is flexible and allows administrators to choose specific objects, such as users, groups, or organizational units, to track access to. Without defining these objects, the system does not know what to log, even if auditing is enabled and the policy is in place.

While enabling auditing in Local Security Policy is important to activate audit policies broadly, it is the selection of specific objects that triggers the actual logging of access events. The other tasks, such as restarting the Active Directory service or configuring log file size settings, are related to system performance or maintenance but do not directly impact the activation of auditing for designated objects. Therefore, the first step of selecting the objects is vital for the auditing mechanism to actively monitor and log access attempts in accordance with your configured policy.