sys.server_file_audits (Transact-SQL)
Contains extended information about the file audit type in a SQL Server audit on a server instance. For more information, see Understanding SQL Server Audit.
Column name |
Data type |
Description |
|---|---|---|
audit_id |
int |
ID of the audit. |
name |
sysname |
Name of the audit. |
audit_guid |
uniqueidentifier |
GUID of the audit. |
create_date |
datetime |
UTC date when the file audit was created. |
modify_date |
datatime |
UTC date when the file audit was last modified. |
principal_id |
int |
ID of the owner of the audit as registered on the server. |
type |
char(2) |
Audit type: 0 = NT Security event log 1 = NT Application event log 2 = File on file system |
type_desc |
nvarchar(60) |
Audit type description. |
on_failure |
tinyint |
On Failure condition: 0 = Continue 1 = Shut down server instance |
on_failure_desc |
nvarchar(60) |
On Failure to write an action entry: CONTINUE SHUTDOWN SERVER INSTANCE |
is_state_enabled |
tinyint |
0 = Disabled 1 = Enabled |
queue_delay |
int |
Suggested maximum time, in milliseconds, to wait before writing to disk. If 0, the audit will guarantee a write before the event can continue. |
max_file_size |
bigint |
Maximum size, in megabytes, of the audit: 0 = Unlimited/Not applicable to the type of audit selected. |
max_rollover_files |
int |
Maximum number of files to use. |
reserved_disk_space |
int |
Amount of disk space to reserve per file. |
log_file_path |
nvarchar(260) |
Path to where audit is located. File path for file audit, application log path for application log audit. |
log_file_name |
nvarchar(260) |
Base name for the log file supplied in the CREATE AUDIT DDL. An incremental number is added to the base_log_name file as a suffix to create the log file name. |
Permissions
Principals with the VIEW AUDIT STATE permission have access to this catalog view.
In SQL Server 2005 and later versions, the visibility of the metadata in catalog views is limited to securables that a user either owns or on which the user has been granted some permission. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.
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