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Are there any tools or techniques in active directory that show exactly which user and when accessed a file on a file server in an AD environment. I know you get the MAC data but that is not really what we are after as that would only have last accessed, we need a complete log of when and how. Or do auditing features need to have been turned on for there to be any log of when and who accessed the file?
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Are there any tools or techniques in active directory that show exactly which user and when accessed a file on a file server in an AD environment. I know you get the MAC data but that is not really what we are after as that would only have last accessed, we need a complete log of when and how. Or do auditing features need to have been turned on for there to be any log of when and who accessed the file?

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Active Directory (AD) is a Microsoft brand for identity-related capabilities. In the on-premises world, Windows Server AD provides a set of identity capabilities and services, and is hugely popular (88% of Fortune 1000 and 95% of enterprises use AD). This topic includes all things Active Directory including DNS, Group Policy, DFS, troubleshooting, ADFS, and all other topics under the Microsoft AD and identity umbrella.