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Troubleshooting security configurations

To successfully apply a security configuration, you may need to troubleshoot unexpected issues.

A repository is using advanced setup for code scanning

You see an error when you try to attach a security configuration with default code scanning enabled to repositories that use advanced setup for code scanning.

Default setup for code scanning overrides advanced setup

You apply a security configuration with "Enabled with advanced setup allowed" and the existing advanced setup for code scanning is ignored in some repositories.

Not enough GitHub Advanced Security licenses

If you are on a subscription-based billing model for GHAS, you need available GHAS licenses to enable GHAS features on a private or internal repository.

A feature has disappeared from a security configuration

Changes to your GitHub Enterprise Server instance's installation settings by a site administrator may affect which security features are available to your configuration.