Viewing the audit log

You can view audit logs to see when changes were made in Backup Exec and which users made the changes.

To view the audit log

  1. On the Tools menu, click Audit Log.

    The Audit Log dialog box provides the following information:

    Select category to view

    Click the drop-down arrow to view all of the items for which you can view and configure audit logging. Select All to display changes for all Backup Exec items, or select another category for which to display changes.

    Date/Time

    The date and time that this change was made in Backup Exec. Click the column head to sort the information by date.

    User Name

    The domain and user name of the user that made the change. Click the column head to sort the information alphabetically.

    Category

    The item or items that you have selected for audit logging. Click the column head to sort the information alphabetically.

    Message

    The action that was recorded by Backup Exec for the operation that was performed. Click the column head to sort the information alphabetically.

  2. Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the Audit log window to view the whole entry, or double-click the entry to display the same information in an easy-to-read Audit Log Record.

  3. Do any of the following:

    • Click Refresh to update the audit log with new entries.

    • Click Clear Category Log to remove all entries from an audit log category.

      If you select specific categories to view, only the logs generated for the selected categories are cleared when you click Clear Category Log.

    • Click Save Log to File to specify a file name and location to save the audit log entries.

    • Click Properties to display information about the entry.

    • Click Configure Logging to select the types of items and the types of changes made to the items that you want to display in the audit log.

More Information

Configuring the audit log

Configuring database maintenance


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