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AUDIT_TRAIL Set to DB (DB,EXTENDED) yet Some Audited Entries for non-Sysdba Users Are Created in the OS Trail. (Doc ID 1279934.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 01, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.2 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
 

Symptoms

The audit_trail is set to DB or even DB,EXTENDED, however, in the audit_file_dest directory there can be found files holding entries that are not created by SYS.
The AUDIT_SYS_OPERATIONS is set on TRUE.

Changes

The database has been upgraded to 10.2.0.5, 11.1.0.7 or 11.2

Cause

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