Windows Security Log Event ID 551

551: User initiated logoff

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A user that had logged on interactively (type 2) or by terminal services has started the logoff process. Event ID 538 will usually follow. If Event ID 538 does not follow, it could be that the system shut down before the process could complete or a program (or process) is not managing the access tokens correctly.

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Description Fields in 551

• User Name: %1
• Domain: %2
• Logon ID: %3 (corresponds to Logon ID in event 528, 538 and others.)

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