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When it comes to device logon activity, a computer account is just as important as a user account. If a user's Active Directory (AD) computer account is deleted, they will not be able to log in to their device to continue with their work. This can cost organizations a lot in terms of time spent recovering the computer account, and loss of productivity from the employee who cannot log in. Finding out who deleted the computer account can help administrators understand why the deletion occurred and how to avoid future occurrences. Read on to find out how.
Perform the following actions on the domain controller (DC):
Get-EventLog -LogName Security | Where-Object {$_.EventID -eq 4743} | Select-Object -Property *
Note: If you are using a workstation, the following script should be run on PowerShell:
Get-EventLog -LogName Security -ComputerName <DC name>| Where-Object {$_.EventID -eq 4743} | Select-Object -Property *
where <DC name> is the name of the domain controller where you want to check the details of the deletion that took place.
Through native auditing, you can search for events to keep an eye on object deletions. However, this becomes impractical when you have to deal with thousands of computer accounts, and need to keep track of each event as it occurs.
The above process can be simplified by using ADAudit Plus, real-time Active Directory auditing software. ADAudit Plus provides detailed information on who deleted what, when, and from where for every AD change event occurring in your organization, including computer management.
Selectively monitor critical computer accounts by sorting these reports based on criteria such as computer name, caller user name, name of the computer, time of creation/deletion/modification, etc.
Gain valuable additional insights with the help of curated reports such as Users logged into multiple computers.
Selectively monitor critical computer accounts by sorting these reports based on criteria such as computer name, caller user name, name of the computer, time of creation/deletion/modification, etc.
Gain valuable additional insights with the help of curated reports such as Users logged into multiple computers.