The event log audit method is only supported on Windows!
All audit methods share some common settings.
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.