Event ID 4726 - A user account was deleted
Event ID | 4726 |
Category | Account management |
Sub category | User account management |
Description | A user account was deleted |
When a user account is deleted in Active Directory, event ID 4726 gets logged.
This log data gives the following information:
Subject: User who performed the action | Security ID Account Name Account Domain Logon ID |
Member: Deleted user account | Security ID Account Name Account Domain |
Additional Information | Privileges |
Why event ID 4726 needs to be monitored?
- Prevention of privilege abuse
- Detection of potential malicious activity
- Operational purposes like getting information on user activity like user attendance, peak logon times, etc.
- Compliance mandates
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Event 4726 applies to the following operating systems:
- Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7
- Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1
- Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10
Corresponding event ID for 4726 in Windows Server 2003 and older is 630
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