Account Lockout
Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2
The Security Accounts Manager (SAM) is a service that is used during the logon process. The SAM maintains user account information, including groups to which a user belongs. The SAM is attempting to lock out the account that exceeded the threshold for the number of incorrect passwords entered.
Events
| Event ID | Source | Message |
|---|---|---|
SAM |
The SAM database was unable to lockout the account of %1 due to a resource error, such as a hard disk write failure (the specific error code is in the error data) . Accounts are locked after a certain number of bad passwords are provided so please consider resetting the password of the account mentioned above. |