An attempt was made to change an account s password (4723) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

You ever notice how Windows Server keeps a log of everything, like that Event ID 4723 popping up in the Event Viewer? It flags when someone tries to tweak a user's password. I mean, it logs the exact moment an account's password gets altered. The details spill out who did the changing, like the admin or whoever. It shows the target account too, the one whose password shifted. And there's info on the computer where it happened. Sometimes it notes if it succeeded or flopped. But mostly, it's about successful changes. You pull up Event Viewer, hit the Security log. Filter for ID 4723. Boom, you see the whole story. Subject is the changer, target is the account hit. New password hash might lurk there, but you don't poke that. It ties to auditing, keeps tabs on sneaky stuff. Or legit admin moves. I check mine weekly. Helps spot oddballs.

Now, to watch this without staring at screens all day, set up alerts. You fire up Event Viewer. Right-click the Security log. Pick Attach Task To This Event Log. Nah, better way. Create a custom view first. Filter just for 4723. Then, from that view, attach a task. You choose what triggers it. Like, every time 4723 fires. The task runs a program. Pick something simple to send email. I use a basic mailer tool. But stick to built-in. Schedule it via Task Scheduler indirectly. Event Viewer links right to it. Set the action to start a batch file that emails you. Keep it light. Test it once. You'll get pings on password swaps. No more blind spots.

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Note, the PowerShell email alert code was moved to this post.