Windows Security Log Event ID 4767

4767: A user account was unlocked

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The user identified by Subject: unlocked the user identified by Target Account:. 

Note:  this event is logged whenever you check the Unlock Account check box on the user's account tab - even if the account is not currently locked as a result of failed logon attempts.  See event ID 4740.

This event is logged both for local SAM accounts and domain accounts.

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Description Fields in 4767

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.

Target Account: 

• Security ID:  SID of the account
• Account Name:  name of the account
• Account Domain: domain of the account

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