Network Policy Server discarded the request for a user (6274) how to monitor with email alert

[bob]

That event 6274 in Windows Server Event Viewer pops up when the Network Policy Server just tosses out a user's request. It happens because something's off with the authentication. Maybe the user's credentials don't match up right. Or the policy rules block it cold. I see this a lot in setups where remote access gets finicky. The full details show the reason code inside the event log. Like, code 16 means the user account got locked out. Code 8 could be a bad password try. You click on the event in Viewer and it spills everything. The timestamp, the user name, even the client IP that tried connecting. It logs the exact policy that rejected it too. Sometimes it's NAP or RADIUS stuff acting up. I remember fixing one where a simple time-of-day rule tripped it. You don't want these piling up unnoticed. They signal security hiccups or config messes.

Now, to keep an eye on these with an email alert, fire up Event Viewer on your server. Right-click the Custom Views folder. Pick Create Custom View. Set it to grab Security log events. Filter for ID 6274 only. That narrows it down quick. Save that view so you can check it anytime. For the alert part, head to Task Scheduler through the Event Viewer screen. It links right over. Create a basic task triggered by that custom view. When event 6274 fires, the task runs. Make it launch your email client or a simple batch to send a note. I like attaching the event details in the body. You test it by forcing a bad login. Boom, email hits your inbox. Keeps you from missing those discards.

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At the end here is the automatic email solution.

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