Enable LDAP server events logging using GPO

1. On a domain controller or a system with Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) installed, open the Group Policy Management Console (GPMC).
2. Create a new Group Policy Object (GPO): Right-click on the domain or organizational unit (OU) where your domain controllers reside, then select Create a GPO in this domain, and Link it here.... Give it a descriptive name, e.g. Domain Controller Registry Settings.
3. Edit the GPO.

   1. Right-click on the newly created GPO and select Edit.

      

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   2. In the Group Policy Management Editor, navigate to Computer Configuration → Preferences → Windows Settings → Registry.

      

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   3. Add Registry Items: Right-click on Registry and select New → Registry Item.

      

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   4. Configure Registry Keys: For each of the registry keys you want to set, create a new Registry Item.

\[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Diagnostics\]

Create the following Registry item:

15 Field Engineering

• Action: Update
• Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• Key Path: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Diagnostics
• Value name: 15 Field Engineering
• Value type: REG_DWORD
• Value data: 5

\[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters\]

Create the following Registry items:

Expensive Search Results Threshold

• Action: Update
• Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• Key Path: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters
• Value name: Expensive Search Results Threshold
• Value type: REG_DWORD
• Value data: 1

Inefficient Search Results Threshold

• Action: Update
• Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• Key Path: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters
• Value name: Inefficient Search Results Threshold
• Value type: REG_DWORD
• Value data: 1

Search Time Threshold (msecs)

• Action: Update
• Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
• Key Path: SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\NTDS\Parameters
• Value name: Search Time Threshold (msecs)
• Value type: REG_DWORD
• Value data: 1

1. Close the Group Policy Management Editor.
2. To link the GPO to the OU where your domain controllers reside, in Group Policy Management, right-click the OU, select Link an Existing GPO, then select the GPO you just created.

   

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3. Force Group Policy Update: Force a Group Policy update using the gpupdate /force command on each domain controller or by restarting them.