sys.server_audits (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Contains one row for each SQL Server audit in a server instance. For more information, see SQL Server Audit (Database Engine).
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| audit_id | int | ID of the audit. |
| name | sysname | Name of the audit. |
| audit_guid | uniqueidentifier | GUID for the audit that is used to enumerate audits with member Server|Database audit specifications during server start-up and database attach operations. |
| create_date | datetime | UTC date the audit was created. |
| modify_date | datetime | UTC date the audit was last modified. |
| principal_id | int | ID of the owner of the audit, as registered to the server. |
| type | char(2) | Audit type: SL - NT Security event log AL - NT Application event log FL - File on file system |
| type_desc | nvarchar(60) | SECURITY LOG APPICATION LOG FILE |
| on_failure | tinyint | On Failure to write an action entry: 0 - Continue 1 - Shutdown server instance 2 - Fail operation |
| on_failure_desc | nvarchar(60) | On Failure to write an action entry: CONTINUE SHUTDOWN SERVER INSTANCE FAIL_OPERATION |
| is_state_enabled | tinyint | 0 - Disabled 1 - Enabled |
| queue_delay | int | Maximum time, in milliseconds, to wait before writing to disk. If 0, the audit will guarantee a write before an event can continue. |
| predicate | nvarchar(3000) | The predicate expression that is applied to the event. |
Permissions
Principals with the ALTER ANY SERVER AUDIT or VIEW ANY DEFINITION permission have access to this catalog view. In addition, the principal must not be denied VIEW ANY DEFINITION permission.
The visibility of the metadata in catalog views is limited to securables that a user either owns, or on which the user was granted some permission. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.
See Also
CREATE SERVER AUDIT (Transact-SQL)
ALTER SERVER AUDIT (Transact-SQL)
DROP SERVER AUDIT (Transact-SQL)
CREATE SERVER AUDIT SPECIFICATION (Transact-SQL)
ALTER SERVER AUDIT SPECIFICATION (Transact-SQL)
DROP SERVER AUDIT SPECIFICATION (Transact-SQL)
CREATE DATABASE AUDIT SPECIFICATION (Transact-SQL)
ALTER DATABASE AUDIT SPECIFICATION (Transact-SQL)
DROP DATABASE AUDIT SPECIFICATION (Transact-SQL)
ALTER AUTHORIZATION (Transact-SQL)
sys.fn_get_audit_file (Transact-SQL)
sys.server_file_audits (Transact-SQL)
sys.server_audit_specifications (Transact-SQL)
sys.server_audit_specification_details (Transact-SQL)
sys.database_audit_specifications (Transact-SQL)
sys.database_audit_specification_details (Transact-SQL)
sys.dm_server_audit_status (Transact-SQL)
sys.dm_audit_actions (Transact-SQL)
sys.dm_audit_class_type_map (Transact-SQL)
Create a Server Audit and Server Audit Specification