Question : Windows 2003 active directory computer creation - who done it?

A unusual computer account has appeared in our midst and I am trying to query AD to determine which credentials it was entered when it was created.   I was able to determine a time stamp but no account info.  DOes anyone know how to determine this or what dsquery would get me there.....  

Answer : Windows 2003 active directory computer creation - who done it?

You can enable auditing from Group Policy.

Default Domain Policy  -> computer configuration->Windows Settings->Local Policies->Auditing.

Enable auditing for account management. Select Success and failure.

You can find name of the creator only if auditing is enabled.

Whenever an userId is created in AD, a security event 624 is generated. This contains the account created and the persons userid who had created the account.
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