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Windows Event ID 4720 - A user account was created
| Event ID | 4720 |
| Category | Account management |
| Sub category | User account management |
| Description | Password Policy Checking API is called |
When a user account is created in Active Directory, event ID 4720 is 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 group to which the object was added | Security ID Group Name Group Domain |
| New Account: Created user account |
Security ID Account Name Account Domain |
| Attributes (of the new account): |
SAM Account Name Display Name User Principal Name Home Directory Home Drive Script Path Profile Path User Workstations Password Last Set Account Expires Primary Group ID Allowed To Delegate To Old UAC Value New UAC Value User Account Control:
User Parameters SID History Logon Hours |
| Additional Information: | Privileges |
Why event ID 4720 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:
ADAudit Plus alerts and tracks User Lifecycle Changes like creation, deletion, and modification of user accounts in real-time which makes Active Directory auditing much easier.
Event 4270 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 4720 in Windows Server 2003 and older is 624