Are there any security templates available for locking down longhorn/W2008?

Windows Server 2008 does not include specific templates to lockdown a Server 2008 machine. However, you could configure a Server 2008 machine with the desired role and then use the MMC snap in "Security Configuration and Analysis" to create a baseline fora server's specific role. Example would be adding features and thenspecific Server Roles required. From there you could run theSecurity Configuration and Analysis tool to create asnapshot of the machine profile you have locked down.

Many thanks for that and apologies for the delay. I have started going down that route, adapting templates to server roles. Cheers Lydman