Hi:
I would like to know what the different logon type numbers in logon events.
I know Type2 is interactive logon but type 7 and 11 also show up in event
logs on one of our laptops. I am not looking for the Event numbers, rather
what type of logon was attempted by the different logon type #s.

I searched Technet but could only find event numbers for that type 2 was
interactive logon.

Thanks,

Re: Logon Type Identification by Steven

Steven
Tue Sep 27 18:46:12 CDT 2005

The link below will help. Type 7 means someone unlocked their computer and
type 11 is a cached interactive logon which could be of concern unless it is
found on laptop computers not connected to the domain. Cached logon means
the user logged onto their computer with domain credentials even though a
domain controller could not be contacted. For local network computers this
could mean a network connectivity problem, dns misconfiguration for the
domain controller or domain client, or the user may have intentionally
unplugged their network cable to bypass logon/startup scripts and Group
Policy refresh. Cached domain logons can be disabled via security
olicy. --- Steve

http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Logon-Types.html

Logon Type 7 - Unlock
Hopefully the workstations on your network automatically start a password
protected screen saver when a user leaves their computer so that unattended
workstations are protected from malicious use. When a user returns to their
workstation and unlocks the console, Windows treats this as a logon and logs
the appropriate Logon/Logoff event but in this case the logon type will be
7 - identifying the event as a workstation unlock attempt. Failed logons
with logon type 7 indicate either a user entering the wrong password or a
malicious user trying to unlock the computer by guessing the password.

Logon Type 11 - CachedInteractive
Windows supports a feature called Cached Logons which facilitate mobile
users. When you are not connected to the your organization's network and
attempt to logon to your laptop with a domain account there's no domain
controller available to the laptop with which to verify your identity. To
solve this problem, Windows caches a hash of the credentials of the last 10
interactive domain logons. Later when no domain controller is available,
Windows uses these hashes to verify your identity when you attempt to logon
with a domain account.




"Cindy" <Cindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8969FBAA-4CF8-4557-B68C-8C1C73E561F0@microsoft.com...
> Hi:
> I would like to know what the different logon type numbers in logon
> events.
> I know Type2 is interactive logon but type 7 and 11 also show up in event
> logs on one of our laptops. I am not looking for the Event numbers,
> rather
> what type of logon was attempted by the different logon type #s.
>
> I searched Technet but could only find event numbers for that type 2 was
> interactive logon.
>
> Thanks,



Re: Logon Type Identification by Cindy

Cindy
Wed Sep 28 07:59:01 CDT 2005

Thanks, it was a laptop and users use domain cached logons. Additional
information|user does not show password change near this time. I will have
to talk with user when he gets back in town. "Steven L Umbach" wrote:

> The link below will help. Type 7 means someone unlocked their computer and
> type 11 is a cached interactive logon which could be of concern unless it is
> found on laptop computers not connected to the domain. Cached logon means
> the user logged onto their computer with domain credentials even though a
> domain controller could not be contacted. For local network computers this
> could mean a network connectivity problem, dns misconfiguration for the
> domain controller or domain client, or the user may have intentionally
> unplugged their network cable to bypass logon/startup scripts and Group
> Policy refresh. Cached domain logons can be disabled via security
> olicy. --- Steve
>
> http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Logon-Types.html
>
> Logon Type 7 - Unlock
> Hopefully the workstations on your network automatically start a password
> protected screen saver when a user leaves their computer so that unattended
> workstations are protected from malicious use. When a user returns to their
> workstation and unlocks the console, Windows treats this as a logon and logs
> the appropriate Logon/Logoff event but in this case the logon type will be
> 7 - identifying the event as a workstation unlock attempt. Failed logons
> with logon type 7 indicate either a user entering the wrong password or a
> malicious user trying to unlock the computer by guessing the password.
>
> Logon Type 11 - CachedInteractive
> Windows supports a feature called Cached Logons which facilitate mobile
> users. When you are not connected to the your organization's network and
> attempt to logon to your laptop with a domain account there's no domain
> controller available to the laptop with which to verify your identity. To
> solve this problem, Windows caches a hash of the credentials of the last 10
> interactive domain logons. Later when no domain controller is available,
> Windows uses these hashes to verify your identity when you attempt to logon
> with a domain account.
>
>
>
>
> "Cindy" <Cindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:8969FBAA-4CF8-4557-B68C-8C1C73E561F0@microsoft.com...
> > Hi:
> > I would like to know what the different logon type numbers in logon
> > events.
> > I know Type2 is interactive logon but type 7 and 11 also show up in event
> > logs on one of our laptops. I am not looking for the Event numbers,
> > rather
> > what type of logon was attempted by the different logon type #s.
> >
> > I searched Technet but could only find event numbers for that type 2 was
> > interactive logon.
> >
> > Thanks,
>
>
>

Re: Logon Type Identification by Steven

Steven
Wed Sep 28 12:15:04 CDT 2005

It does not mean that the user had changed his password - just unlocked the
operating system. Often the screen savers is configured to do this
automatically after a period of idle time or the user locked his computer to
protect access to it using his user account using control-alt-delete - lock
computer. --- Steve


"Cindy" <Cindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:63815DDC-B183-4A30-B147-5C629055A52D@microsoft.com...
> Thanks, it was a laptop and users use domain cached logons. Additional
> information|user does not show password change near this time. I will
> have
> to talk with user when he gets back in town. "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
>
>> The link below will help. Type 7 means someone unlocked their computer
>> and
>> type 11 is a cached interactive logon which could be of concern unless it
>> is
>> found on laptop computers not connected to the domain. Cached logon means
>> the user logged onto their computer with domain credentials even though a
>> domain controller could not be contacted. For local network computers
>> this
>> could mean a network connectivity problem, dns misconfiguration for the
>> domain controller or domain client, or the user may have intentionally
>> unplugged their network cable to bypass logon/startup scripts and Group
>> Policy refresh. Cached domain logons can be disabled via security
>> olicy. --- Steve
>>
>> http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Logon-Types.html
>>
>> Logon Type 7 - Unlock
>> Hopefully the workstations on your network automatically start a password
>> protected screen saver when a user leaves their computer so that
>> unattended
>> workstations are protected from malicious use. When a user returns to
>> their
>> workstation and unlocks the console, Windows treats this as a logon and
>> logs
>> the appropriate Logon/Logoff event but in this case the logon type will
>> be
>> 7 - identifying the event as a workstation unlock attempt. Failed logons
>> with logon type 7 indicate either a user entering the wrong password or a
>> malicious user trying to unlock the computer by guessing the password.
>>
>> Logon Type 11 - CachedInteractive
>> Windows supports a feature called Cached Logons which facilitate mobile
>> users. When you are not connected to the your organization's network and
>> attempt to logon to your laptop with a domain account there's no domain
>> controller available to the laptop with which to verify your identity. To
>> solve this problem, Windows caches a hash of the credentials of the last
>> 10
>> interactive domain logons. Later when no domain controller is available,
>> Windows uses these hashes to verify your identity when you attempt to
>> logon
>> with a domain account.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Cindy" <Cindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:8969FBAA-4CF8-4557-B68C-8C1C73E561F0@microsoft.com...
>> > Hi:
>> > I would like to know what the different logon type numbers in logon
>> > events.
>> > I know Type2 is interactive logon but type 7 and 11 also show up in
>> > event
>> > logs on one of our laptops. I am not looking for the Event numbers,
>> > rather
>> > what type of logon was attempted by the different logon type #s.
>> >
>> > I searched Technet but could only find event numbers for that type 2
>> > was
>> > interactive logon.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>>
>>
>>



Re: Logon Type Identification by Cindy

Cindy
Wed Sep 28 12:23:03 CDT 2005

These were failure logons 5 in a row, could have locked out user if connected
to network. That is why I was referring to password not being changed.
Sorry for the confusion.

Thanks, Cindy

"Steven L Umbach" wrote:

> It does not mean that the user had changed his password - just unlocked the
> operating system. Often the screen savers is configured to do this
> automatically after a period of idle time or the user locked his computer to
> protect access to it using his user account using control-alt-delete - lock
> computer. --- Steve
>
>
> "Cindy" <Cindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:63815DDC-B183-4A30-B147-5C629055A52D@microsoft.com...
> > Thanks, it was a laptop and users use domain cached logons. Additional
> > information|user does not show password change near this time. I will
> > have
> > to talk with user when he gets back in town. "Steven L Umbach" wrote:
> >
> >> The link below will help. Type 7 means someone unlocked their computer
> >> and
> >> type 11 is a cached interactive logon which could be of concern unless it
> >> is
> >> found on laptop computers not connected to the domain. Cached logon means
> >> the user logged onto their computer with domain credentials even though a
> >> domain controller could not be contacted. For local network computers
> >> this
> >> could mean a network connectivity problem, dns misconfiguration for the
> >> domain controller or domain client, or the user may have intentionally
> >> unplugged their network cable to bypass logon/startup scripts and Group
> >> Policy refresh. Cached domain logons can be disabled via security
> >> olicy. --- Steve
> >>
> >> http://www.windowsecurity.com/articles/Logon-Types.html
> >>
> >> Logon Type 7 - Unlock
> >> Hopefully the workstations on your network automatically start a password
> >> protected screen saver when a user leaves their computer so that
> >> unattended
> >> workstations are protected from malicious use. When a user returns to
> >> their
> >> workstation and unlocks the console, Windows treats this as a logon and
> >> logs
> >> the appropriate Logon/Logoff event but in this case the logon type will
> >> be
> >> 7 - identifying the event as a workstation unlock attempt. Failed logons
> >> with logon type 7 indicate either a user entering the wrong password or a
> >> malicious user trying to unlock the computer by guessing the password.
> >>
> >> Logon Type 11 - CachedInteractive
> >> Windows supports a feature called Cached Logons which facilitate mobile
> >> users. When you are not connected to the your organization's network and
> >> attempt to logon to your laptop with a domain account there's no domain
> >> controller available to the laptop with which to verify your identity. To
> >> solve this problem, Windows caches a hash of the credentials of the last
> >> 10
> >> interactive domain logons. Later when no domain controller is available,
> >> Windows uses these hashes to verify your identity when you attempt to
> >> logon
> >> with a domain account.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> "Cindy" <Cindy@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:8969FBAA-4CF8-4557-B68C-8C1C73E561F0@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hi:
> >> > I would like to know what the different logon type numbers in logon
> >> > events.
> >> > I know Type2 is interactive logon but type 7 and 11 also show up in
> >> > event
> >> > logs on one of our laptops. I am not looking for the Event numbers,
> >> > rather
> >> > what type of logon was attempted by the different logon type #s.
> >> >
> >> > I searched Technet but could only find event numbers for that type 2
> >> > was
> >> > interactive logon.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>