Oracle RDBMS OS Audit Record command parameters

When you use Oracle RDBMS OS Audit Record commands, there are specific parameters that you must use.

The following table describes the Oracle RDBMS OS Audit Record command parameters for Oracle RDBMS OS Audit Record:
Table 1. Oracle RDBMS OS Audit Record command parameters

Parameter

Description

-t

Defines the remote host that receives the audit log files.

-d

Defines directory location of the DDL and DML log files.

The directory location that you specify must be the absolute path from the root directory.

-H

Defines the host name or IP address for the syslog header. It is suggested that is the IP address of the Oracle server on which the script is running.

-D

The -D parameter defines that the script is to run in the foreground.

The default is to run as a daemon (in the background) and log all internal messages to the local syslog service.

-n

Processes new logs, and monitors existing log files for changes to be processed.

If the -n option string is absent, all existing log files are processed during script execution.

-u

Defines UDP.

-f

Defines the syslog facility.priority to be included at the beginning of the log.

If you do not type a value, user.info is used.

-r

Defines the directory name where you want to create the .pid file. The default is /var/run. This parameter is ignored if -D is specified.

-l

Defines the directory name where you want to create the lock file. The default is /var/lock. This parameter is ignored if -D is specified.

-h

Displays the help message.

-v

Displays the version information for the script.