Windows Security Log Event ID 4794

Operating Systems Windows 2008 R2 and 7
Windows 2012 R2 and 8.1
Windows 2016 and 10
Windows Server 2019 and 2022
Category
 • Subcategory
Account Management
 • User Account Management
Type Success
Corresponding events
in Windows 2003
and before
 

4794: An attempt was made to set the Directory Services Restore Mode administrator password

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This event is logged whenever you successfully set the DSRM administrator password such as with ntdsutil.

This password is important since it controls someone's ability to enter DSRM and potentially restore or other wise access the Active Directory database.

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Description Fields in 4794

Subject:

The user and logon session that performed the action.

  • Security ID:  The SID of the account.
  • Account Name: The account logon name.
  • Account Domain: The domain or - in the case of local accounts - computer name.
  • Logon ID is a semi-unique (unique between reboots) number that identifies the logon session.  Logon ID allows you to correlate backwards to the logon event (4624) as well as with other events logged during the same logon session.

Additional Information:

  • Caller Workstation: computer name where the user was present; only relevant if user made the change remotely
  • Status Code: Always "0x0"? Start a discussion if you have information on this field!

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Examples of 4794

An attempt was made to set the Directory Services Restore Mode
administrator password.

Subject:

   Security ID:  ACME\administrator
   Account Name:  administrator
   Account Domain:  ACME
   Logon ID:  0x21a95

Additional Information:

   Caller Workstation: WIN-R9H529RIO4Y
   Status Code: 0x0

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