Dave,

The ESM agent's force register command can be used to put the default policies back. The command on a Windows 2003 Server would be:
E:\Program Files\Symantec\ESM\bin\w3s-ix86>register -afv -m <Manager name> -U <user> -P <Password>

Alternatively I would recommend using an industry standard or regulatory policy.  They are available on the ESM Security Updates page at:
http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/securityupdates/list.jsp?fid=esm

Kevin

Hi,

The reason behind not having default policies and associated templates can be that after installing the manager, not a single agent was registered to it.
You have to have at least one agent registered to have the default policies and templates associated with it.

Register any agent to this manager and let us know if the problem still persist.

Regards,
-Rupali

Hi,

The reason behind not having default policies and associated templates can be that after installing the manager, not a single agent was registered to it.
You have to have at least one agent registered to have the default policies and templates associated with it.

Register any agent to this manager and let us know if the problem still persist.

Regards,
-Rupali

We are going to try to force register an agent as Kevin suggested - there are other agents registered to the manager, but hopefully forcing a registration will resolve the issue.

We will also look at downloading some of the industry/regulatory standards to use in the the environment.

We'll let you know, but we appreciate the quick response!

Best,
Dave

FYI, when I go to the link provided and click for either industry and regulatory policies the pages are blank - there's only a title, no content. Not sure why as I am using IE on a PC.

Regards,
Dave

Apologies Dave.

I'll track down the right person to fix the broken links and let you know when they are fixed.

Kevin

Kevin,

Much appreciated!

Regards,
Dave