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Security Event ID 4739 is not displayed correctly in Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7


Symptoms

In Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7, security Event ID 4739 is not displayed correctly.


Case 1:
When you see the Security Event ID 4739 in event viewer, values of changed attributes, such as min. password age, are not shown correctly.


Case 2:
When you see the Security Event ID 4739 in event viewer, or if you run WMIC NTEVENT to query event, it shows an following error.
"Invalid XML Content"


- Event
Log Name: Security

Source: Microsoft-Windows-Security-Auditing

Event ID: 4739

Task Category: Authentication Policy Change

Level: Information

Keywords: Audit Success

Description: Domain Policy was changed

Change Type: Password Policy modified

Subject:

Security ID: SYSTEM

Account Name:  <computer name>$

Account Domain: <domain name>

Logon ID: <number>

Domain:

Domain Name: <domain name>

Domain ID: <domain name>\

Changed Attributes:
Min. Password Age:
Max. Password Age:
Force Logoff:
Lockout Threashold:
Lockout Observation window:
Lockout Duration:
Password Properties:
Min. Password Length:
Password History Length:
Password History Length:
Machine Account Quota:
Mixed Domain Mode:
Domain Behavior version:
OEM Information

Additional Information:

Privileges:

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Cause

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in this article.

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Resolution

There is no workaround currently.

User can check whether the password policy has been applied to computer by the following steps.

- Steps
1. Click start button and type "RSOP.msc" in search box.

2.  Click and check the policies under [Computer Configuration] - [Windows Settings] - [Security Settings] - [Accout Policy ] - [Password policy]



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Article Info
Article ID : 2536111
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 5/16/2011
Exists online : False
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