Process Tracking Event: 594

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Process Tracking » Event ID 594 - A handle to an object has been duplicated

Event ID 594 - A handle to an object has been duplicated

Event ID 594
Category Process tracking
Description A handle to an object has been duplicated.

In Active Directory, when a program is terminated, event ID 593 is logged.

This log data gives the following information:

  • Source Handle ID
  • Source Process ID
  • Target Handle ID
  • Target Process ID

Why event ID 594 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:

User management audit reports from ADAudit Plus help in monitoring user management actions in real-time and maintaining a record of actions done by users, administrators and technicians that helps in efficient functioning of an organization.

Event 594 applies to the following operating systems: 

  • Windows Server 2000
  • Windows 2003 and XP

  • Corresponding event ID for 594 in Windows Server 2008 and Vista is 4690