Windows Server Event: 4656

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System Event » Windows Server Event: 4656

Event ID 4656: Open object/ Create object.

Description This is a Data ONTAP event. An object(file or directory) has been opened.
Category File access

Information:

Data ONTAP audits the above SMB file and folder access event to interpret results from the converted audit event logs.

Pro tip:

  • ADAudit Plus offers in-built reports that collect logs in real time and presents it to the administrator whenever any object has been created or opened.
  • The reports provide details about the object that has been opened, who opened it and when the action was performed.

Event 4656 applies to the following operating systems:

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 and 7
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 and 8.1
  • Windows Server 2016 and 10

Corresponding event in Windows Server 2003 and earlier versions - 560.