CREATE DATABASE AUDIT SPECIFICATION (Transact-SQL)
Creates a database audit specification object using the SQL Server audit feature. For more information, see Understanding SQL Server Audit.
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Syntax
CREATE DATABASE AUDIT SPECIFICATION audit_specification_name
{
FOR SERVER AUDIT audit_name
[ { ADD ( { <audit_action_specification> | audit_action_group_name } )
} [, ...n] ]
[ WITH ( STATE = { ON | OFF } ) ]
}
[ ; ]
<audit_action_specification>::=
{
action [ ,...n ]ON [ class :: ] securable BY principal [ ,...n ]
}
Arguments
audit_specification_name
Is the name of the audit specification.audit_name
Is the name of the audit to which this specification is applied.audit_action_specification
Is the specification of actions on securables by principals that should be recorded in the audit.action
Is the name of one or more database-level auditable actions. For a list of audit actions, see SQL Server Audit Action Groups and Actions.audit_action_group_name
Is the name of one or more groups of database-level auditable actions. For a list of audit action groups, see SQL Server Audit Action Groups and Actions.class
Is the class name (if applicable) on the securable.securable
Is the table, view, or other securable object in the database on which to apply the audit action or audit action group. For more information, see Securables.principal
Is the name of SQL Server principal on which to apply the audit action or audit action group. For more information, see Principals (Database Engine).WITH ( STATE = { ON | OFF } )
Enables or disables the audit from collecting records for this audit specification.
Remarks
Database audit specifications are non-securable objects that reside in a given database. When a database audit specification is created, it is in a disabled state.
For information about the database audit specifications in a SQL Server audit, use the sys.database_ audit_specifications catalog view.
When you are creating or modifying a database audit specification in a user database, do not include audit actions on server-scope objects, such as the system views. If server-scoped objects are included, the audit will be created. However, the server-scoped objects will not be included, and no error will be returned. To audit server-scope objects, use a database audit specification in the master database.
Permissions
Users with the ALTER ANY DATABASE AUDITpermission can create database audit specifications and bind them to any audit.
After a database audit specification is created, it can be viewed by principals with the CONTROL SERVER,ALTER ANY DATABASE AUDITpermissions, or the sysadmin account.
Examples
The following example creates a server audit called Payrole_Security_Audit and then a database audit specification called Payrole_Security_Audit that audits SELECT and INSERT statements by the dbo user, for the HumanResources.EmployeePayHistory table in the AdventureWorks database.
USE master ;
GO
-- Create the server audit.
CREATE SERVER AUDIT Payrole_Security_Audit
TO FILE ( FILEPATH =
'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA' ) ;
GO
-- Enable the server audit.
ALTER SERVER AUDIT Payrole_Security_Audit
WITH (STATE = ON) ;
GO
-- Move to the target database.
USE AdventureWorks ;
GO
-- Create the database audit specification.
CREATE DATABASE AUDIT SPECIFICATION Audit_Pay_Tables
FOR SERVER AUDIT Payrole_Security_Audit
ADD (SELECT , INSERT
ON HumanResources.EmployeePayHistory BY dbo )
WITH (STATE = ON) ;
GO
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