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Users getting locked out did a trace not sure what all this means
We've been having lockout issues on a number of users recently.
I have netlogon debug on my DC and my Cas server.
DC is 2008 R2, CAS is 2010 on 2008 R2
debug log on the DC I see this
after a few more of these I get this
From my cas debug log
So based on the debug logs, and If i understand it correctly, it looks like the user tried to check email (via outlook/mobile device) but password was incorrect/wrong and after multiple tries the account got locked.
I checked the account and the computer password was not changed recently. His password did not expire. His phone password was not changed. He was signed in & working on his computer when his account got locked. What he did say was that outlook was open and then suddenly it prompted him to enter a username + password. he ignored it and then his account got locked.
Map drives do not require a password to be entered. IT dept mapped his drive for the user in question.
I have netlogon debug on my DC and my Cas server.
DC is 2008 R2, CAS is 2010 on 2008 R2
debug log on the DC I see this
03/03 16:04:57 [LOGON] domain: SamLogon: Transitive Interactive logon of (null)\staff from CAS (via DC) Returns 0xC000006A
03/03 16:04:58 [LOGON] domain: SamLogon: Transitive Interactive logon of (null)\staff from CAS (via DC) Entered
[LOGON] domain: SamLogon: Transitive Interactive logon of (null)\staff from CAS (via DC) Returns 0xC000006A
after a few more of these I get this
03/03 16:05:01 [LOGON] domain: SamLogon: Transitive Interactive logon of (null)\staff from CAS (via DC) Entered
[LOGON] domain: SamLogon: Transitive Interactive logon of (null)\staff from CAS (via DC) Returns 0xC0000234
03/03 16:05:02 [LOGON] 92NDSTY: SamLogon: Transitive Interactive logon of (null)\staff from CAS (via DC) Entered
03/03 16:05:02 [LOGON] domain: SamLogon: Transitive Interactive logon of (null)\staff from CAS (via DC) Returns 0xC0000234
From my cas debug log
03/03 16:04:54 [LOGON] SamLogon: Interactive logon of (null)\staff from CAS Entered
03/03 16:04:54 [CRITICAL] NlPrintRpcDebug: Couldn't get EEInfo for I_NetLogonSamLogonEx: 1761 (may be legitimate for 0xc000006a)
03/03 16:04:54 [LOGON] SamLogon: Interactive logon of (null)\staff from CAS Returns 0xC000006A
03/03 16:04:55 [LOGON] SamLogon: Interactive logon of (null)\staff from CAS Entered
03/03 16:04:55 [CRITICAL] NlPrintRpcDebug: Couldn't get EEInfo for I_NetLogonSamLogonEx: 1761 (may be legitimate for 0xc000006a)
03/03 16:04:55 [LOGON] SamLogon: Interactive logon of (null)\staff from CAS Returns 0xC000006A
03/03 16:05:01 [CRITICAL] NlPrintRpcDebug: Couldn't get EEInfo for I_NetLogonSamLogonEx: 1761 (may be legitimate for 0xc0000234)
03/03 16:05:01 [LOGON] SamLogon: Interactive logon of (null)\staff from CAS Returns 0xC0000234
So based on the debug logs, and If i understand it correctly, it looks like the user tried to check email (via outlook/mobile device) but password was incorrect/wrong and after multiple tries the account got locked.
I checked the account and the computer password was not changed recently. His password did not expire. His phone password was not changed. He was signed in & working on his computer when his account got locked. What he did say was that outlook was open and then suddenly it prompted him to enter a username + password. he ignored it and then his account got locked.
Map drives do not require a password to be entered. IT dept mapped his drive for the user in question.
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For locked out accounts your best bet to find exactly where it is being locked out on is doing the following..
- Ensure that Auditing is enabled on the Default Domain Controllers Policy
- Increase the Security Log on all of the domain controllers to 1GB size
- download and install Lepide Audit for Active Directory
http://www.lepide.com/lepideauditor/active-directory.html
Make sure that you install this software on a member server or workstation and not the domain controller itself.
Once you have this installed you will find exactly where the account is being locked out on. Machine/IP/User etc.
That would be the quickest way to accomplish this.
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- Ensure that Auditing is enabled on the Default Domain Controllers Policy
- Increase the Security Log on all of the domain controllers to 1GB size
- download and install Lepide Audit for Active Directory
http://www.lepide.com/lepideauditor/active-directory.html
Make sure that you install this software on a member server or workstation and not the domain controller itself.
Once you have this installed you will find exactly where the account is being locked out on. Machine/IP/User etc.
That would be the quickest way to accomplish this.
Will.
The software requires a extra SQL server which i do not available at this time. Based on the logs it looks like it's coming from our Cas server
will the software be able to tell if it's coming from a mobile device or outlook from the desktop? The netlogon logs don't say anything
Yes, this software will tell you what device, ip address, users account etc. It also does a lot more in regards to auditing Active Directory but this is one of the basic things it does very well.
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I have it installed, Connected to AD, Audit is on, logs set to 1 Gig but so far I get nothing in the reports
You have to have an account that is setup that has access to the security logs on the domain controllers.
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