Event Details
Operating System->Microsoft Windows->Built-in logs->Windows 2000-2003->Security Log->Account Management->EventID 628 - User Account password set
EventID 628 - User Account password set
Indicates a successful attempt of one user to reset password for another user.

Note:
Do not confuse password resets with password changes. For password changes users always have to provide current password. Password resets are performed by users with administrative rights and do not require knowing the current password to set the new password. For password changes see Event ID 627 - Change Password Attempt.

Find more information about this event on ultimatewindowssecurity.com.

Corresponding events on other OS versions:
Windows 2008
 Sample:
        Event Type:     Success Audit
        Event Source:   Security
        Event Category: Account Management
        Event ID:       628
        Date:           10/26/2009
        Time:           07:31:56
        User:           RESEARCH\ALebovsky
        Computer:       DC1
        Description:
        User Account password set:
        Target Account Name:	Paul
        Target Domain:	RESEARCH
        Target Account ID:	%{S-1-5-21-184992632-1607737289-1287950321-1178}
        Caller User Name:	Alebovsky
        Caller Domain:	RESEARCH
        Caller Logon ID:	(0x0,0x59DF36)
      
Log Type: Windows Event Log
 Uniquely Identified By:
Log Name: Security
Filtering Field Equals to Value
OSVersion Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows 2003
Category Account Management
Source Security
EventId 628
Field Matching
FieldDescriptionStored inSample Value
DateTime Date/Time of event origination in GMT format. DateTime 10.10.2000 19:00:00
Source Name of an Application or System Service originating the event. Source Security
Type Warning, Information, Error, Success, Failure, etc. Type Success
User Domain\Account name of user/service/computer initiating event. User RESEARCH\Alebovsky
Computer Name of server workstation where event was logged. Computer DC1
EventID Numerical ID of event. Unique within one Event Source. EventId 576
Description The entire unparsed event message. Description Special privileges assigned to new logon.
Log Name The name of the event log (e.g. Application, Security, System, etc.) LogName Security
Category A name for a subclass of events within the same Event Source. Category Logon/Logoff
Caller User Name Account initiating action InsertionString4 Alebovsky
Caller Domain Domain of the account initiating action InsertionString5 RESEARCH
Caller Logon ID A number uniquely identifying the logon session of the user initiating action. This number can be used to correlate all user actions within one logon session. InsertionString6 (0x0,0x59DF36)
Target Account Name Name of the account on which the action is performed InsertionString1 Paul
Target Domain Domain name of the Target Account InsertionString2 RESEARCH
Target Account ID Target Account Name in the following format: Target Domain\Target Account Name InsertionString3 %{S-1-5-21-184992632-1607737289-1287950321-1178}
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