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What is UAC value?

What is UAC value?

New UAC Value [Type = UnicodeString]: specifies flags that control password, lockout, disable/enable, script, and other behavior for the user account. If the value of userAccountControl attribute of user object was changed, you will see the new value here.

What does userAccountControl 544 mean?

UserAccountControl value 544 means that the account is enabled but must to change password on next logon.

What is MsDS user control computed?

msDS-User-Account-Control-Computed is much like userAccountControl, but the attribute’s value can contain additional bits that are not persisted. The computed bits include the following. ms-DS-User-Account-Control-Computed attribute. Value. Name (defined in Iads.h)

What is userAccountControl in AD?

User-Account-Control Attribute Flags that control the behavior of the Microsoft Active Directory user account. User-Account-Control Attribute has a dynamic computed Attribute MsDS-User-Account-Control-Computed but the attribute’s value can contain additional bits that are not persisted.

What is the default value of useraccountcontrol?

So the value of userAccountControl from my example (66050) was obtained as follows: A locked user account has 514 as a userAccountControl value: Default UserAccountControl values for typical domain objects: A workstation/server: 0x1000 (4096). Using some filters, you can select from the AD objects with a certain useraccountcontrol value.

What’s the difference between useraccountcontrol and bit mask?

UserAccountControl is a bit mask with every bit being a separate flag and having a different value (enabled or disabled). So depending on the enabled account options a user will have different UserAccountControl attribute values.

How to view the useraccountcontrol flags in Active Directory?

To view user accounts, click Start, point to Programs, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Active Directory Users and Computers. You can view and edit these attributes by using either the Ldp.exe tool or the Adsiedit.msc snap-in. The following table lists possible flags that you can assign.

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