How to Check Active Directory User Login History

To enable Logon Auditing in Active Directory, follow the steps below.

1. On your domain controller, run Group Policy Management Console (Press Win+R -> Type “GPMC.exe” -> Click “Run”).
2. Create a new policy and link this new GPO to an organizational unit (OU) containing the computers where you’d like to track user activity.
3. Go to Computer Configuration > Policies > Windows Settings > Security Settings > Advanced Audit Policy Configuration > Audit Policies. Then go to each of the following:

• System > Audit Security State Change — Set this to “Success.”
• Audit Policies > Logon/Logoff — Set both “Audit Logon” and “Audit Logoff” to “Success” and “Failure.”
• Audit Policies > Logon/Logoff > Audit — Set “Other Logon/Logoff Events” to “Success” and “Failure.”

To check user login history in Active Directory using Powershell, follow these steps: 

1. Open the PowerShell ISE as Administrator
2. Run the following script, adjusting the timeframe:

# Find DC list from Active Directory 
$DCs = Get-ADDomainController -Filter * 

# Define time for report (default is 1 day) 
$startDate = (get-date).AddDays(-1) 

# Store successful logon events from security logs with the specified dates and workstation/IP in an array 
foreach ($DC in $DCs){ 
$slogonevents = Get-Eventlog -LogName Security -ComputerName $DC.Hostname -after $startDate | where {($_.eventID -eq 4624) -or ($_.eventID -eq 4625) }}  

# Crawl through events; print all logon history with type, date/time, status, account name, computer, and IP address if the user logged on remotely 

 foreach ($e in $slogonevents){ 
   # Logon Successful Events 
   # Local (Logon Type 2) 
   if (($e.EventID -eq 4624 ) -and ($e.ReplacementStrings[8] -eq 2)){ 
     write-host "Type: Local Logon`tDate: "$e.TimeGenerated "`tStatus: Success`tUser: "$e.ReplacementStrings[5] "`tWorkstation: "$e.ReplacementStrings[11] 
   } 
   # Remote (Logon Type 10) 
   if (($e.EventID -eq 4624 ) -and ($e.ReplacementStrings[8] -eq 10)){ 
     write-host "Type: Remote Logon`tDate: "$e.TimeGenerated "`tStatus: Success`tUser: "$e.ReplacementStrings[5] "`tWorkstation: "$e.ReplacementStrings[11] "`tIP Address: "$e.ReplacementStrings[18] 
   } 
    # Logon Failed Events 
   # Local (Logon Type 2) 
   if (($e.EventID -eq 4625 ) -and ($e.ReplacementStrings[8] -eq 2)){ 
     write-host "Type: Local Logon`tDate: "$e.TimeGenerated "`tStatus: Failed`tUser: "$e.ReplacementStrings[5] "`tWorkstation: "$e.ReplacementStrings[11] 
   } 
   # Remote (Logon Type 10) 
   if (($e.EventID -eq 4625 ) -and ($e.ReplacementStrings[8] -eq 10)){ 
     write-host "Type: Remote Logon`tDate: "$e.TimeGenerated "`tStatus: Failed`tUser: "$e.ReplacementStrings[5] "`tWorkstation: "$e.ReplacementStrings[11] "`tIP Address: "$e.ReplacementStrings[18] 
}}  
 

1. Review the results: