sys.server_file_audits (Transact-SQL)
Contains extended information about the file audit type in a SQL Server audit on 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 of the audit. |
create_date |
datetime |
UTC date when the file audit was created. |
modify_date |
datatime |
UTC date when the file audit was last modified. |
principal_id |
int |
ID of the owner of the audit as registered on the server. |
type |
char(2) |
Audit type: 0 = NT Security event log 1 = NT Application event log 2 = File on file system |
type_desc |
nvarchar(60) |
Audit type description. |
on_failure |
tinyint |
On Failure condition: 0 = Continue 1 = Shut down 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 |
Suggested maximum time, in milliseconds, to wait before writing to disk. If 0, the audit will guarantee a write before the event can continue. |
predicate |
nvarchar(8000) |
Predicate expression that is applied to the event. |
max_file_size |
bigint |
Maximum size, in megabytes, of the audit: 0 = Unlimited/Not applicable to the type of audit selected. |
max_rollover_files |
int |
Maximum number of files to use with the rollover option. |
max_files |
int |
Maximum number of files to use without the rollover option. |
reserved_disk_space |
int |
Amount of disk space to reserve per file. |
log_file_path |
nvarchar(260) |
Path to where audit is located. File path for file audit, application log path for application log audit. |
log_file_name |
nvarchar(260) |
Base name for the log file supplied in the CREATE AUDIT DDL. An incremental number is added to the base_log_name file as a suffix to create the log file name. |
Permissions
Principals with the VIEW AUDIT STATE permission have access to this catalog view.
The visibility of the metadata in catalog views is limited to securables that a user either owns or on which the user has been granted some permission. For more information, see Metadata Visibility Configuration.
See Also
Reference
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_audits (Transact-SQL)
sys.server_file_audits (Transact-SQL)
sys.server_audit_specifications (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)