Working with the Audit Trail

The following procedures explain how to work with Zend Server's Audit Trail feature. The trail can be viewed ,filtered, exported and configured.

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The following procedure describes how to view an audit log.

 

 

Instructions on how to complete a procedure

To view an audit log:

  1. In the UI, go to Administration | Audit Trail.

  2. Locate an audit that interests you.

  3. Select the audit, or click on the Expand View arrow on the right side of the line, to view an expanded view of the audit.

See Audit Log for more information on viewing log details.

Zend Server audit filtering reduces the number of audits in the Audit list on the Administration | Audit Trail page by displaying audits according to your personal preferences, thus facilitating a more precise monitoring process.

 

 

Instructions on how to complete a procedure

To filter the Audit Trail:

  1. In the UI, go to Administration | Audit Trail.

  1. To filter audits by time range, click the 'Time Range' menu, and select a filter. To manually configure the time range, click the calendar icons.
  1. In the Filters area, click the Filter-Set drop-down menu, and select a filter-set (Default filters: All Audit Entries).
    The included filters are displayed in the Filter By area, and the Audit list is filtered accordingly.
  2. To further filter audits, in the top-left corner of the Filters area , click Show Filters.
    The Filter Action bar, and filter categories are displayed.

  1. Click on a filter to add it.
    Each time a different filter is added, an additional selection area will appear in the Filter By area. You can add as many filters you like.
    All selected filters are displayed in the Filter By area, and the Audit list is filtered accordingly.
  2. To remove a specific filter from the filter-set, click the filter's delete button (X) in the Filter By area.
  3. To save the selected filters as a new filter-set, click , and enter a name in the Name field.
    The new filter-set is saved and added to the Filter-Set list.
  1. To configure an existing filter-set, select it from the Filter-Set list:
    1. To rename it, click and enter a new name.
    2. To create a new filter-set based on the selected set, add or remove filters according to your personal preferences, and repeat step a.
    3. To delete it, select it from the Filter-Set list, and click .

To clear all selected filters from the Filter By area, click .

Tip:

The URL for this page uses URI fragment identifiers - pasting the URL in another tab/browser will load the page with current filters activated.

You can share Audit Logs with other members of your working environment exporting them to .zip files.

 

 

Instructions on how to complete a procedure

To export the audit trail:

  1. In the UI, go to Administration | Audit Trail.

  2. In the top-right corner of the page, click .
  3. Name the .zip file and select its location.
  4. Save the file.
    The audit log is exported and saved as a .zip file.

See Audit Log for more information on viewing log details.

The following procedure describes how to configure the Zend Server Audit Trail.

 

 

Instructions on how to complete a procedure

To configure the audit trail:

  1. In the UI, go to Administration | Settings.

  1. In the Audit Trail Settings area, enter the following information:
  • Email - Enter an email address to be notified when an action is performed.
  • Callback URL - Enter a URL to be called when an audited action is performed.
  1. Click .

Important!

To receive emails from Zend Server, the mail service Zend Server uses (Custom, Gmail, Yahoo, Exchange) needs to be set up. For instructions on configuring mail settings, see Configuring Zend Server.