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Event ID 4724 is generated every time an account attempts to reset the password for another account (both user and computer accounts).
Note: Event ID 4723 is recorded every time a user attempts to change their own password. (See details)
If the new password fails to meet the domain password policy (or local password policy in local user accounts) then a failure event is recorded.
No event is generated when an attempt is made with a user account that doesn't have the permission to do so.
Figure 1. Event ID 4724 — General tab under Event Properties.
Figure 2. Event ID 4724 — Details tab under Event Properties.
Security ID: The SID of the account that made an attempt to reset the Target Account's password.
Account Name: The name of the account that made an attempt to reset the Target Account's password
Account Domain: The Subject's domain or computer name. Formats could vary to include the NETBIOS name, the lowercase full domain name, or the uppercase full domain name.
For well-known security principals, this field is "NT AUTHORITY," and for local user accounts, this field will contain the computer name that this account belongs to.
Logon ID: The logon ID helps you correlate this event with recent events that might contain the same logon ID (e.g. event ID 4624).
Security ID: The SID of the account for which the password reset was requested.
Account Name: The name of the account for which the password reset was requested.
Account Domain:The Target Account's domain or computer name. Formats could vary to include the NETBIOS name, the lowercase full domain name, or the uppercase full domain name.
For well-known security principals, this field is "NT AUTHORITY," and for local user accounts, this field will contain the computer name that this account belongs to.
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