Audit Log File - Teradata Unity

Teradata® Unity™ User Guide

Product
Teradata Unity
Release Number
16.20
Published
May 2019
Language
English (United States)
Last Update
2019-05-23
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Product Category
Analytical Ecosystem

The audit log file tracks many Unity operations. The following are examples of operations tracked in the audit file:

  • Changing configuration parameters
  • Adding, moving, or removing processes
  • Changing names or passwords
  • Adding or removing administrators
  • Adding or removing error lists
  • Importing or updating codes
  • Updating or removing user maps
  • Marking or canceling sessions for failover
  • Terminating sessions
  • Adding, reordering, and removing systems

The Audit log contains the following format.

timestamp : [user ] message

For example, the following audit log shows when a region was added: 02/03/2016 12:12:03.981: [admin] Added region 'NYC'

The Audit log fields are as follows.

Field Description
timestamp The timestamp when the entry was logged. In the example, this is 02/03/2016 12:12:03.981.
user The name of the Unity administrative user that made the change.
message A summary of changes and the new value. If available, the message provides the previous value.