Audit parameters

The auditing feature is enabled by default. The administrator can modify the default parameters after installation if required.

The unitysetup.properties file is in the <HOME>/IBM®/LogAnalysis/wlp/usr/servers/Unity/apps/Unity.war/WEB-INF folder. The administrator can edit values for the parameters in table 1, if required.
Table 1. Audit unitysetup.properties
Parameters Value
AUDIT_ACTIONS= Specifies where the audit data is stored. The default value is LOG,INDEX. These values are the only supported values and are enabled by default.
AUDIT_INTERVAL= Defines how frequently the audit data is written. The default value is 120000 milliseconds.

The audit data is written in JSON format to the <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/logs/audit.log file. The audit file is a rolling file, supporting up to 20, 50-MB files by default.

The default file properties are in the log4j.properties file in <HOME>/IBM/LogAnalysis/wlp/usr/servers/Unity/apps/Unity.war/WEB-INF/classes/ directory.

Note: If you change any of the audit parameters, you must save your changes and restart IBM Operations Analytics Log Analysis.