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  Who changed the @!#* administrator's password?  
  To determine the UserName that changed the Administrator password, perform the following on the PDC:
  1. Enable Success and Failure audits for File and Object Access using User Manager for Domains / Policies / Audit
  2. Using Regedt32, select the SAM key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and use Security / Permissions to set Full Control for the Administrators local group. Check Change Permissions on Existing Subkeys
  3. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SAM\SAM\Domains\Account\Users\000001F4, select Security / Audit Permissions and add the Administrators local group to the list. Select this group and enable Success and Failure auditing for Set Value events on this and all subkeys.

When a change is made to the Administrator account, the event:

ID: 560
Source: Security
Type: Success Audit
Category: Object Access will indicate the UserName.

 
     
     
 
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