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Audit log parameters

By default, BMC ProactiveNet automatically maintains an audit log of all remote actions that an administrator performs on remote hosts. The audit log uses the following format:

TIME_STAMP LOG_LEVEL IAS_USER
OS_USER SUB_TYPE:OBJECT ACTION_ID EXPLANATION

Audit log parameters

Audit log parameter

Description

TIME_STAMP

Month, day, year, hour, minute, and second that the log entry was created. Uses the format mm/dd/yyyy hh:mm:ss

LOG_LEVEL

The severity level of the logged action. Valid values include:

  • INFO: informational message
  • SEVERE: error message.
    A typical SEVERE message documents the error exceptions that occur during the execution of a remote action, such as Unable to save file on remote machine

IAS_USER

Current BMC ProactiveNet user name that has logged on and connected with the BMC ProactivNet Server.

OS_USER

User name that logs into the remote host's operating system. This is the user name under which the action is run on the remote host.

SUB_TYPE

The component or application type on the BMC ProactiveNet administrator is performing the remote action. BMC ProactiveNet supports the subtypes listed under Supported component or application types.

OBJECT

User-specified value in the Object slot of the component or application on the which remote action is being run.

ACTION_ID

Unique ID associated with the remote action. This unique ID is defined in the corresponding actions.xml file stored on the computer where the BMC ProactiveNet Server resides. It is stored under the installationDirectory/server/data/admin/actions directory on the BMC ProactiveNet Server.

EXPLANATION

A short text description of the logged action.

 

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BMC ProactiveNet 9.6