Windows Security Log Event ID 625

625: User Account Type Changed

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Despite MS documentation, this event does not get logged by W2k. However W2k does log event 642 and identifies the type of change. See example below: W3 also logs 642 along with this event but the format of 642 is different compared to W2k. See 642 for W3.

Event ID: 642
Description:
User Account Changed:
Account Enabled.
Target Account Name:user
Target Domain:ELMW2
Target Account ID:ELMW2\user
Caller User Name:Administrator
Caller Domain:ELMW2
Caller Logon ID:(0x0,0x12D622)
Privileges:-Note Windows 2000 does not log event ID 626 explicitly. Results are logged as a part of event ID 642 in the description of the message. Windows Server 2003 DOES logs this event. This event will be accompanied by an event 642.

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Description Fields in 625

• Target Account Name: %1
• Target Domain: %2
• Target Account ID: %3
• New Type: %4
• Caller User Name: %5
• Caller Domain: %6
• Caller Logon ID: %7

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