Enable Security Audit Log

[Former Member]

Hi All,

If we will enable Security Audit Log, does it affect the performance of the SAP System.

Please clarify my doubt.

Thanks

[Former Member]

Addition to Amber's reply:

The system does not delete or overwrite audit files from previous days, it keeps them until manually deleted

No we can delete these audit logs by scheduling background job, search the report name from SE38 and schedule.

Regards,

Nick Loy

[former_member198270]

Appreciate your reply Nick. Good that removal of log files can be done thru background job itself.

Thanks & Regards, Amber S | ITL

[former_member198270]

Hi Nick, Can you please suggest the ABAP report name which helps in archiving audit log files ?

Thanks in Advance

Regards, Amber S | ITL

[former_member198270]

Hello Anil, Security audit log is creates archive log file on daily basis. No performance issues will come if you take care of some parameters

The system does not delete or overwrite audit files from previous days, it keeps them until manually deleted. Due to the amount of information that may accumulate, we should archive these files on a regular basis and delete the originals from the application server.

You define the name and location of the files in the profile parameter haanrsau/local/file. When an event occurs that is to be audited, the system generates a corresponding audit record, also called an audit message, and writes it to the file. The audit record contains the following information.

We can define the maximum size of the audit file in the profile parameter rsau/maxdiskspace/local_. The default is 1000000 bytes (= 1 MB). If the maximum size is reached, then the auditing process stops.

Hope it helps.

Regards, Amber S | ITL

[former_member198270]

Hello Anil,

Audit Log Profile Parameters that must be set.

Profile Parameter----

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Description

rsau/enable----

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Enable the Security Audit Log

rsau/local/file----

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Names and locations of the audit files

rsau/max_diskspace/local----

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Maximum space to allocate for the audit files

rsau/selection_slots----

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Number of filters to allow for the Security Audit Log

Regards, Amber S | ITL