Machine Configuration mode that enforces settings and restores conformance whenever a machine drifts.
Also called ApplyAndAutoCorrect.
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Related terms
- Apply and Monitor
An assignment mode in Azure Machine Configuration that applies settings a single time and afterwards just reports drift. Audit only reports, while Apply and Autocorrect fixes drift too.
- Local Configuration Manager
The DSC engine running on every managed machine. It applies configurations, chooses between push and pull refresh, and its ConfigurationMode setting (ApplyOnly, ApplyAndMonitor or ApplyAndAutoCorrect) controls what happens when settings drift.
- Machine Configuration assignment types
Machine Configuration offers three modes. Audit only reports compliance, ApplyAndMonitor sets the configuration once and from then on just reports drift, and ApplyAndAutoCorrect sets it and repairs drift on the following evaluation.
- Machine configuration enforcement modes
Azure Machine Configuration offers three ways to assign: Audit only, which just reports; ApplyAndMonitor, applying settings once then flagging drift; and ApplyAndAutoCorrect, fixing drift when it is next evaluated.