We have auditing set up across all our domain controllers, and they are being monitored by PRTG.
i want to be alerted when a user fails to log into their machine /server
Whats the best way to set this up?
Monitor failed logon attempt
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Hi there,
Thank you very much for your contact.
There is no built-in sensor for specific failed logins, but it should be doable with the Event Log (Windows API) sensor and monitoring the Windows event log entries as described here.
Best regards,
Sebastian
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