Windows Security Log Event ID 5136 - A Directory Service Object ...

Description Fields in 5136

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.

Directory Service:

• Name: DNS name of the domain of the object
• Type: "Active Directory Domain Services" or possibly other directory service if appropriate. Maybe different value for ADAM or Lightweight Directory Services?

Object:

This is the object upon whom the action was attempted.

• DN: the X.400 distinguished name of the object
• GUID: while "GUID" would indicate this should be the globally unique identifier of the object, as of Win2008 RC1 this event appears to just be the DN repeated
• Class: the objectClass of the object as defined in the AD schema

Attribute:

• LDAP Display Name: the attribute's name as defined in the AD schema
• Syntax (OID): (something to do with LDAP)
• Value: The actual value of the attribute

Operation:

• Type: "Value Added", "Value Deleted", etc
• Correlation ID: Multiple modifications are often executed as one operation via LDAP. This value allows you to correlate all the modification events that comprise the operation. Just look for other events with the same Correlation ID.
• Application Correlation ID: Always "-"? Unknown. Start a discussion below if you have information on this field!