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AD Account lockout cause unknown

Ben Lan 181 Reputation points
2024-07-03T16:38:29.4066667+00:00

An account lockout event code 4740 (User account XXX was locked from computer T00050068-RGB01) has occurred on our network twice for non-essential AD accounts however I do need to find the cause for security purposes. The caller machine name is T00050068-RGB01 - is this a vendor specific id that rings a bell with anyone? Google search has nothing. The caller IP address is the same as the machine name - no IP address provided. How can the identity of the machine be determined as its not part of the domain?

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  1. Dillon Silzer 57,431 Reputation points
    2024-07-04T06:32:57.55+00:00

    Hi Ben,

    Something is triggering the account logout (most likely something is trying to login with an old credential). In the past, I have seen a person's machine/phone trying to use AD credentials to connect to WiFi (if you use Radius/NPS) to authenticate.

    If it isn't WiFi, then it is some application trying again and again with wrong/expired credentials.

    If this is helpful please accept as answer or upvote.

    Best regards,

    Dillon Silzer, Director | Cloudaen.com | Cloudaen Computing Solutions

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