Event log audit method settings

The event log audit method is only supported on Windows!

All audit methods share some common settings (see Table: Audit method settings (Common)).

Table: Audit method settings (Common)
Field name Description
Name This the name that will be displayed in the Available Audit Methods list.
Type The type of audit method.
Auditor State
Enabled Determines whether the audit method is enabled or not.
Reject audit message if this method fails Select this checkbox if you want to return an error if this method fails to record an audit message.
Record audit message if no other audit method has recorded it Select this checkbox if messages should only be logged by this auditing method if they have not been previously logged by any other method.
Audit Message Types
Audit Message Types

Select the audit message types that should be logged by this method on the respective events:

  • Error
  • Warning
  • Information
  • Success
  • Failure

Additionally, the event log file audit method has the following settings:

Table: Audit method settings (Event log)
Field name Description
Event Log Audit Settings
Location This is the log in the Event Viewer that the audit messages will be written to. You can use one of the standard logs supplied with the operating system, or you can create your own.