Event ID 4777 - The domain controller failed to validate the credentials for an account

Event ID: 4777

The domain controller failed to validate the credentials for an account

The domain controller failed to validate the credentials for an account.

Authentication Package: %1
Logon Account:          %2
Source Workstation:     %3
Error Code:             %4

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Event ID - 4777

Currently this event doesn’t generate. It is a defined event, but it is never invoked by the operating system. 4776 failure event is generated instead.

Lookup Audit Policy Configuration Settings


  C:\> AuditPol.exe /get  /subcategory:"Credential Validation"

How to enable Windows Auditing

Operating Systems:

Windows 2008 R2 Windows 2012 R2 Windows 2016 Windows 2019

Audit Category:

Logon/Logoff

Audit Subcategory:

Credential Validation

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