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Event ID 5139: A directory service object was moved

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A directory service object was moved.

Event 5139
Security-Auditing
Security log
Audit
Message and fields (as Event Viewer shows them)
A directory service object was moved.
	
Subject:
	Security ID:		…
	Account Name:		…
	Account Domain:		…
	Logon ID:		…
	
Directory Service:
	Name:		…
	Type:		…
	
Object:
	Old DN:		…
	New DN:	…
	GUID:		…
	Class:		…
	
Operation:
	Correlation ID:			…
	Application Correlation ID:	…