System Administration Guide: Security Services

Configuring the Audit Service (Task Map)

The following task map describes the tasks that are required to configure auditing.

Task 

Description 

For Instructions 

1. Plan for auditing 

Resolve configuration issues before you configure auditing. 

Chapter 23, Audit Planning

2. Create audit partitions 

Creates the partitions for the audit files. 

How to Create Partitions for Auditing

3. Create the audit_warn alias

Defines who should get email warnings. 

How to Configure the audit_warn Alias

4. (Optional) Change audit policies 

Defines additional audit records or auditing conditions. 

How to Enable or Disable an Audit Policy

5. (Optional) Change the audit configuration files 

Selects which events, classes, and users require auditing. 

Configuring Audit Files

6. Enable auditing 

Turns on auditing. 

How to Enable Auditing

7. (Optional) Disable auditing 

Turns off auditing. 

How to Disable Auditing

8. (Optional) Start device allocation 

Selects which removable media should be accessed in a more secure mode. 

Managing Device Allocation