#Requires -Version 2.0 Function Get-LockedOutLocation { <# .SYNOPSIS This function will locate the computer that processed a failed user logon attempt which caused the user account to become locked out. .DESCRIPTION This function will locate the computer that processed a failed user logon attempt which caused the user account to become locked out. The locked out location is found by querying the PDC Emulator for locked out events (4740). The function will display the BadPasswordTime attribute on all of the domain controllers to add in further troubleshooting. .EXAMPLE PS C:\>Get-LockedOutLocation -Identity Joe.Davis This example will find the locked out location for Joe Davis. .NOTE This function is only compatible with an environment where the domain controller with the PDCe role to be running Windows Server 2008 SP2 and up. The script is also dependent the ActiveDirectory PowerShell module, which requires the AD Web services to be running on at least one domain controller. Author:Jason Walker Last Modified: 3/20/2013 #> [CmdletBinding()] Param ( [Parameter(Mandatory=$True)] [String]$Identity ) Begin { $DCCounter = 0 $LockedOutStats = @() Try { Import-Module ActiveDirectory -ErrorAction Stop } Catch { Write-Warning $_ Break } }#end begin Process { #Get all domain controllers in domain $DomainControllers = Get-ADDomainController -Filter * $PDCEmulator = ($DomainControllers | Where-Object {$_.OperationMasterRoles -contains "PDCEmulator"}) Write-Verbose "Finding the domain controllers in the domain" Foreach($DC in $DomainControllers) { $DCCounter++ Write-Progress -Activity "Contacting DCs for lockout info" -Status "Querying $($DC.Hostname)" -PercentComplete (($DCCounter/$DomainControllers.Count) * 100) Try { $UserInfo = Get-ADUser -Identity $Identity -Server $DC.Hostname -Properties AccountLockoutTime,LastBadPasswordAttempt,BadPwdCount,LockedOut -ErrorAction Stop } Catch { Write-Warning $_ Continue } If($UserInfo.LastBadPasswordAttempt) { $LockedOutStats += New-Object -TypeName PSObject -Property @{ Name = $UserInfo.SamAccountName SID = $UserInfo.SID.Value LockedOut = $UserInfo.LockedOut BadPwdCount = $UserInfo.BadPwdCount BadPasswordTime = $UserInfo.BadPasswordTime DomainController = $DC.Hostname AccountLockoutTime = $UserInfo.AccountLockoutTime LastBadPasswordAttempt = ($UserInfo.LastBadPasswordAttempt).ToLocalTime() } }#end if }#end foreach DCs $LockedOutStats | Format-Table -Property Name,LockedOut,DomainController,BadPwdCount,AccountLockoutTime,LastBadPasswordAttempt -AutoSize #Get User Info Try { Write-Verbose "Querying event log on $($PDCEmulator.HostName)" $LockedOutEvents = Get-WinEvent -ComputerName $PDCEmulator.HostName -FilterHashtable @{LogName='Security';Id=4740} -ErrorAction Stop | Sort-Object -Property TimeCreated -Descending } Catch { Write-Warning $_ Continue }#end catch $Events = Foreach($Event in $LockedOutEvents) { If($Event | Where {$_.Properties[2].value -match $UserInfo.SID.Value}) { $Event | Select-Object -Property @( @{Label = 'User'; Expression = {$_.Properties[0].Value}} @{Label = 'DomainController'; Expression = {$_.MachineName}} @{Label = 'EventId'; Expression = {$_.Id}} @{Label = 'LockedOutTimeStamp'; Expression = {$_.TimeCreated}} @{Label = 'Message'; Expression = {$_.Message -split "`r" | Select -First 1}} @{Label = 'LockedOutLocation'; Expression = {$_.Properties[1].Value}} ) }#end ifevent }#end foreach lockedout event $Events | Format-List }#end process }#end function $username = Read-Host 'Please enter a username' Get-LockedOutLocation -Identity $username Read-Host 'Press a key to quit'