What is LastLogontimestamp in Active Directory?
This is the time that the user last logged into the domain. Whenever a user logs on, the value of this attribute is read from the DC. If the value is older [ current_time – msDS-LogonTimeSyncInterval ], the value is updated.
What is the difference between Lastlogon and LastLogontimestamp?
Lastlogon is only updated on the domain controller that performs the authentication and is not replicated. LastLogontimestamp is replicated, but by default only if it is 14 days or more older than the previous value.
What does LastLogonDate mean?
LastLogonDate is a converted version of LastLogontimestamp. He was technically right. It’s not a replicated attribute. Instead, it’s a locally calculated value of the replicated value.
How accurate is LastLogontimestamp?
Lastlogon is precise but shows when the user logged in to that specific DC and is not replicated to others. Basically Lastlogontimestamp is great for your purpose of finding stale objects in AD, but it is not very precise.
How often is lastLogontimeStamp updated?
lastLogontimeStamp (what you are querying) is not updated on every logon, but is replicated to other domain controllers. By default it can be as much as 14 days out of date.
How do I get lastLogontimeStamp?
Search for the user account and right click the User object. On the user properties box, click General tab. The lastLogon attribute should reveal the last logon time of user account.
Is lastLogon replicated?
The lastLogon attribute is not replicated. So in the past to determine the most recent logon of a user or computer account the lastLogon attribute had to be queried on all domain controllers (at least in concept) and then the most recent date for lastLogon had to be determined from all the results returned.
How often is LastLogonTimestamp updated?
What format is lastLogontimeStamp?
The format of the attribute is a FileTime structure which measures the number of 100 nano-second intervals since January 1st 1601 (UTC time).
Is PwdLastSet replicated?
The pwdLastSet attribute is a replicated attribute that contains the last time an account’s password was changed. For user objects you would want to look at the lastLogon and the lastLogonTimeStamp attributes.
When should I use the most recent lastlogon and lastlogontimestamp?
Use the most recent attribute. Lastlogon is only updated on the domain controller that performs the authentication and is not replicated. LastLogontimestamp is replicated, but by default only if it is 14 days or more older than the previous value.
Is lastlogontimestamp replicated to all domain controllers?
LastLogonTimestamp is replicated to all domain controllers. LASTLOGON-THIS ATTRIBUTE OF USER DOES NOT REPLICATE BETWEEN DOMAIN CONTROLLER. IT AVAILABLE LOCALLY IN THE DOMAIN CONTROLLER WHERE USER AUTHENTICATION FOR THE LOGIN ACTUALLY OCCURS. SO LASTLOGON TIME WILL BE VERY TO DC TO DC.
Where can I find lastlogon time?
IT AVAILABLE LOCALLY IN THE DOMAIN CONTROLLER WHERE USER AUTHENTICATION FOR THE LOGIN ACTUALLY OCCURS. SO LASTLOGON TIME WILL BE VERY TO DC TO DC. LASTLOGONTIMESTAMP- THIS ATTRIBUTE OF USERS REPLICATED AMONG THE DOMAIN CONTROLLERS.
What is the lastlogontimestamp in AD forest?
The lastLogonTimestamp is replicated to all Domain Controllers in your AD Forest. It´s being updated after certain interval, default value is 14 days – a random percentage of 5 to save on a replication traffic. The attribute to define this value is named “ms-DS-Logon-Time-Sync-Interval” and could be found in the Properties default naming context.