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How to Find the Source of Active Directory Account Lockouts
Get guided on how you can easily find the lockout source in AD
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Updated onAugust 5, 2024
updated onAugust 5, 2024
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Auditing the Active Directory is very important as it can help you review the access rights to important decisions and also monitor who is creating a new account. By default, Active Directory does not audit all your security events. We have a complete guide on how to install Active Directory onWindows Server.
One of the most common problems that an admin of the Active Directory face is how to identify the source of frequent account lockouts. Thankfully, in this guide, we will give you a detailed solution on how to find the account lockout source in Active Directory.
How can I find the source of Active Directory account lockouts?
1. Use the Group policy editor
2. Use Windows PowerShell
While this method may seem pretty easy as you only have to run a few commands, this process will only give you a list of names of the accounts that are locked out. It won’t give you the exact reason for the lockout.
For that, we would suggest you check out the below solution.
3. Use a dedicated tool
Using the ManageEngine ADAudit Plus tool, not only do you get other benefits, but you also get comprehensive details on how to find account lockout source in Active Directory.
Speaking of other features, you can track down the lockout source faster, improves desk efficiency, and productivity is improved, server downtime is minimized, and get compliance standards such as GDPR, SOX, HIPAA, FISMA, PCI DSS, and GLBA.
Over 10,000+ organizations across the globe are using the services of the ManageEngine ADAudit Plus tool with their Active Directory.
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How to perform account lockout analysis?
Now that you have got your report on the account, analyzing it and getting meaningful information from it is very important.
You can also check out our guide on howyou can enable Active Directoryusers and computers in Windows 10 as well as Windows 11.
Feel free to let us know your views on which solution you made use of to answer your query on how to find the account lockout source in Active Directory.
Sagar Naresh
Sagar is a web developer and technology journalist. Currently associated with WindowsReport and SamMobile. When not writing, he is either at the gym sweating it out or playing country music on his guitar.
He is an avid traveler and has been to 15 countries, going to more places soon. TRAVEL and WORK is his mantra for a peaceful life.
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