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Generating ACS Reports

Generating reports from the ACS database (OperationsManagerAC) is straightforward for ad hoc reports. The report parameters have none of the complexity associated with the standard OpsMgr reports, and instead only have Start Date and End Date parameters.

By way of example, suppose an administrator has been requested to show all password resets that have been done in the past week. This would be those password changes done by an administrator on behalf of a user. Unauthorized password resets are an abuse of privilege and can be used to stage an elevation of privilege attack, so it is important to monitor these events.

To generate the Password Change Attempts report for the previous two weeks, complete the following steps: ...