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sys.server_file_audits (Transact-SQL)

Applies to: SQL Server Azure SQL Managed Instance

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 Nullable Description
audit_id int No ID of the audit.
name sysname No Name of the audit.
audit_guid uniqueidentifier Yes GUID of the audit.
create_date datetime No UTC date when the file audit was created.
modify_date datetime No UTC date when the file audit was last modified.
principal_id int Yes ID of the owner of the audit as registered on the server.
type char(2) No Audit type:

- SL = Windows Security event log
- AL = Windows Application event log
- FL = File on file system
type_desc nvarchar(60) Yes Audit type description.
on_failure tinyint Yes On failure condition:

- 0 = Continue
- 1 = Shut down server instance
- 2 = Fail operation
on_failure_desc nvarchar(60) Yes On failure to write an action entry:

- CONTINUE
- SHUTDOWN SERVER INSTANCE
- FAIL OPERATION
is_state_enabled bit Yes - 0 = Disabled
- 1 = Enabled
queue_delay int Yes Suggested maximum time, in milliseconds, to wait before writing to disk. If 0, the audit guarantees a write before the event can continue.
predicate nvarchar(3000) Yes Predicate expression that is applied to the event.
max_file_size bigint Yes Maximum size, in megabytes, of the audit:

- 0 = Unlimited/Not applicable to the type of audit selected.
max_rollover_files int Yes Maximum number of files to use with the rollover option.
max_files int Yes Maximum number of files to use without the rollover option.
reserve_disk_space bit Yes Amount of disk space to reserve per file.
log_file_path nvarchar(260) Yes Path to where audit is located. File path for file audit, application log path for application log audit.
log_file_name nvarchar(260) Yes 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.
retention_days int Yes Lifetime in days of the audit log file.

- 0 = Unlimited.

Applies to: Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Managed Instance.

Permissions

Principals with the ALTER ANY SERVER AUDIT or VIEW ANY DEFINITION permission can access this catalog view. In addition, the principal can't 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.

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