The Value field under the Attribute item for event ID 5136 is empty in Windows Server

Consider the following scenario:

• You install the Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) role or the Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) role on a computer that is running Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008, or Windows Server 2008 R2.
• You enable auditing policies to monitor changes to a directory service object.
• An event ID 5136 is added to the security event log after a change to a directory service object occurs. For example, this event is added when you add a user account to the domain admins group.

In this scenario, the Value field under the Attribute item is empty for event ID 5136. Therefore, you cannot monitor the details of the directory service change. And, event ID 5136 does not report which user account is added to the domain admins group.

Notes

• Some other attributes also may not contain the values that are changed in the event.
• AD DS has Account Management auditing that can track changes to group membership. Account Management auditing is not affected because of this issue. However, Account Management auditing does not track changes to AD LDS groups.

The following is a sample event ID 5136 log entry:

Log Name: Security
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing
Date: <date>
Event ID: 5136
Task Category: Directory Service Changes
Level: Information
Keywords: Audit Success
User: N/A
Computer: <computer name>
Description:
A directory service object was modified.

Subject:
Security ID: <security ID>
Account Name: <account name>
Account Domain: <domain name>
Logon ID: 0x19a69

Directory Service:
Name: <name>
Type: Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services

Object:
DN: <DN>
GUID: <GUID>
Class: group

Attribute:
LDAP Display Name: member
Syntax (OID): 2.5.5.1
Value:

Operation:
Type: Value Deleted
Correlation ID: <GUID>
Application Correlation ID: <Application Correlation ID>

This issue occurs because the directory service passes the security identifier (SID) of a user account to the audit event. However, the audit event expects the distinguished name (DN) of the user account.

Note After you install this hotfix or update 2967917, the Value fields of newly created events have expected values. However, Value fields remain empty for the existing audit events that were created before this hotfix is installed.

To resolve this issue in Windows Server 2012 R2, install update 2967917. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:To resolve this issue in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2008, install the hotfix that is described in the "Hotfix information" section in this article.

Hotfix information

A supported hotfix is available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing the problem described in this article. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next software update that contains this hotfix.

If the hotfix is available for download, there is a "Hotfix download available" section at the top of this Knowledge Base article. If this section does not appear, contact Microsoft Customer Service and Support to obtain the hotfix.

Note If additional issues occur or if any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Customer Service and Support telephone numbers or to create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft website: Note The "Hotfix download available" form displays the languages for which the hotfix is available. If you do not see your language, it is because a hotfix is not available for that language.

Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must install the AD DS role or the AD LDS role on a computer that is running one of the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2008
• Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (SP2)
• Windows Server 2008 R2
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1)

For more information about how to obtain a Windows Server 2008 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about how to obtain a Windows 7 or a Windows Server 2008 R2 service pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Registry information

To use the hotfix in this package, you do not have to make any changes to the registry.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix does not replace a previously released hotfix.

File information

The global version of this hotfix installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following tables. The dates and the times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and the times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and the times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

Windows Server 2008 file information notes

Important Windows Vista hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, only "Windows Vista" is listed on the Hotfix Request page. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows Vista" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

• The files that apply to a specific product, SR_Level (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table.

  Version	Product	SR_Level	Service branch
  6.0.600 1 . 22xxx	Windows Server 2008	SP1	LDR
  6.0.600 2 . 22xxx	Windows Server 2008	SP2	LDR

• Service Pack 1 is integrated into the release version of Windows Server 2008.
• The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows Server 2008" section. MUM files and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2008 R2 file information notes

Important Windows 7 hotfixes and Windows Server 2008 R2 hotfixes are included in the same packages. However, hotfixes on the Hotfix Request page are listed under both operating systems. To request the hotfix package that applies to one or both operating systems, select the hotfix that is listed under "Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2" on the page. Always refer to the "Applies To" section in articles to determine the actual operating system that each hotfix applies to.

• The files that apply to a specific product, SR_Level (RTM, SPn), and service branch (LDR, GDR) can be identified by examining the file version numbers as shown in the following table.

  Version	Product	SR_Level	Service branch
  6.1.760 1 . 22xxx	Windows Server 2008 R2	SP1	LDR

• The MANIFEST files (.manifest) and the MUM files (.mum) that are installed for each environment are listed separately in the "Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 R2" section. MUM and MANIFEST files, and the associated security catalog (.cat) files, are extremely important to maintain the state of the updated components. The security catalog files, for which the attributes are not listed, are signed with a Microsoft digital signature.

For all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: For more information about AD DS auditing, visit the following Microsoft webpage.

Additional file information

Additional file information for Windows Server 2008

Additional files for all supported x86-based versions of Windows Server 2008

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008

Additional file information for Windows Server 2008 R2

Additional files for all supported x64-based versions of Windows Server 2008 R2