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  2. NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide
  3. Auditing NetBackup operations
  4. Viewing the current audit settings
NetBackup™ Security and Encryption Guide

Viewing the current audit settings

To view the current audit configuration, use either the nbemmcmd command on a NetBackup primary server.

To view the current audit settings

  1. Log on to the primary server.
  2. Open the following directory:

    Windows: install_path\NetBackup\bin\admincmd\nbauditreport

    UNIX: /usr/openv/netbackup/bin/admincmd

  3. Run the following command:
    nbemmcmd -listsettings -machinename primaryserver

    Where primaryserver is the primary server in question.

  4. The following configuration settings are listed:
    • AUDIT="ENABLED"

      Indicates that auditing is turned on.

    • AUDIT="DISABLED"

      Indicates that auditing is turned off.

    • AUDIT_RETENTION_PERIOD="90"

      Indicates that if auditing is enabled, the records are retained for this length of time (in days) and then deleted. The default audit retention period is 90 days. A value of 0 (zero) indicates that the records are never deleted.

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