What is UAC in Active Directory?

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 a UAC value?

Old UAC Value [Type = UnicodeString]: specifies flags that control password, lockout, disable/enable, script, and other behavior for the user account. This parameter contains the previous value of userAccountControl attribute of user object.

What userAccountControl 544?

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

What is the purpose of UAC?

User Account Control (UAC) helps prevent malware from damaging a PC and helps organizations deploy a better-managed desktop. With UAC, apps and tasks always run in the security context of a non-administrator account, unless an administrator specifically authorizes administrator-level access to the system.

What is UAC remote restrictions?

To better protect those users who are members of the local Administrators group, we implement UAC restrictions on the network. This mechanism helps prevent against loopback attacks. This mechanism also helps prevent local malicious software from running remotely with administrative rights.

What is UAC value 0x15?

New UAC Value: 0x15. User Account Control: Account Disabled. ‘Password Not Required’ – Enabled.

How do I change userAccountControl 544?

To change the UAC , follow the steps :

  1. run the adsiedit. msc in Run ( on DC )
  2. Connect the Default Naming Context.
  3. Browse the required user which you have want to change.
  4. riqht click and choose properties and browse the UseraccountControl attribute.
  5. set the 512 instead of 544.

What is Workstation_trust_account?

The WORKSTATION_TRUST_ACCOUNT is a user-Account-Control Attribute Value that is a computer account for a computer that is a member of this domain.