TABLE 1: Logon Event Detail Field Descriptions
Event Detail Field Name Description
Date The date on which the event occurred.
Time The time at which the event occurred.
User The user account performing the logon.
Computer The account name of the computer on which the event occurred.
Event ID The identifier for the event. For an overview of NT 4.0 event IDs, see the Microsoft article "Security Event Descriptions" (http://support.microsoft.com/directory/article.asp?id=kb;en-us;q174074).
Source The source of the event.
Type The type of event: success (Success Audit) or failure (Failure Audit).
Category The category of the event.
Description A short description of the event. This field holds the following user authentication­related information:
  • Reason An explanation of why the authentication failed (applies only to authentication failures).
  • User Name The name of the user account that tried to log on.
  • Domain The NT domain of the user account that tried to log on.
  • Logon ID The unique identifier for a logon session.
  • Logon Type A numeric value that indicates the NT logon type.
  • Logon Process The name of the process that performed the logon.
  • Authentication Package The name of the authentication package used for the logon.
  • Workstation Name The account name of the workstation that the user account used for logon.