Event ID 636 - Security Enabled Local Group Member Added
Event ID | 636 |
Category | Account management |
Sub category | Audit Security Group Management |
Description | A member was added to a security-enabled local group |
When Active Directory objects such as an user/group/computer is added to a security local group, event ID 636 gets logged.
This log data gives the following information:
Subject: User who performed the action | Security ID Account Name Account Domain Logon ID |
Member: Object added to the security group | Security ID Account Name |
Group: Security local group to which the object was added | Security ID Group Name Group Domain |
Additional Information | Privileges |
Why event ID 636 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
Pro tip:
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Event 636 applies to the following operating systems:
- Windows Server 2000
- Windows 2003 and XP
Corresponding event ID for 636 in Windows Server 2008 and Vista is 4732
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