The following task map points to the procedures for configuring files to customize auditing at your site. Most of the tasks are optional.
Task
Description
For Instructions
Select audit classes, and customize audit_control settings
Involves:
Preselecting system-wide audit classes
Specifying the audit directories for each system
Setting disk space limits on audit file systems
How to Modify the audit_control File
(Optional) Log audit events in two modes
Enables you to monitor audit events in real time, in addition to storing audit records in binary format.
How to Configure syslog Audit Logs
(Optional) Change audit characteristics for users
Sets user-specific exceptions to the system-wide preselected audit classes.
How to Change a User's Audit Characteristics
(Optional) Add audit classes
Reduces the number of audit records by creating a new audit class to hold events.
How to Add an Audit Class
(Optional) Change event-to-class mappings
Reduces the number of audit records by changing the event-class mapping.
How to Change an Audit Event's Class Membership
