Setting the administrators password failed. It has been reset to blank.

Setting_the_administrators_password_failed.__It_has_been_reset_to_blank._5_Rule (Rule)

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

This is a collection rule for one of the Active Directory® directory service reports.

Sample Event:

Setting the administrators password to the string you specified failed. Upon reboot the password will be blank; please reset once logged on.

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Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.DomainControllerRole
CategoryEventCollection
EnabledTrue
Event_ID16397
Event SourceMicrosoft-Windows-Directory-Services-SAM
Alert GenerateFalse
RemotableTrue
Event LogSystem
CommentMom2005ID='{6E20C873-84DC-4D28-BB3F-7397F8A006A2}';MOM2005GroupID=

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
CollectEventData WriteAction Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent Default
CollectEventDataWarehouse WriteAction Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData Default

Source Code:

<Rule ID="Setting_the_administrators_password_failed.__It_has_been_reset_to_blank._5_Rule" Comment="Mom2005ID='{6E20C873-84DC-4D28-BB3F-7397F8A006A2}';MOM2005GroupID=" Enabled="true" Target="AD2012R2Core!Microsoft.Windows.Server.2012.R2.AD.DomainControllerRole" ConfirmDelivery="true" Remotable="true" Priority="Normal" DiscardLevel="100">
<Category>EventCollection</Category>
<DataSources>
<DataSource ID="DS" TypeID="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider">
<ComputerName>$Target/Host/Property[Type="Windows!Microsoft.Windows.Computer"]/NetworkName$</ComputerName>
<LogName>System</LogName>
<Expression>
<And>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery>EventDisplayNumber</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value>16397</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
<Expression>
<SimpleExpression>
<ValueExpression>
<XPathQuery>PublisherName</XPathQuery>
</ValueExpression>
<Operator>Equal</Operator>
<ValueExpression>
<Value>Microsoft-Windows-Directory-Services-SAM</Value>
</ValueExpression>
</SimpleExpression>
</Expression>
</And>
</Expression>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<WriteActions>
<WriteAction ID="CollectEventData" TypeID="SC!Microsoft.SystemCenter.CollectEvent"/>
<WriteAction ID="CollectEventDataWarehouse" TypeID="SCDW!Microsoft.SystemCenter.DataWarehouse.PublishEventData"/>
</WriteActions>
</Rule>