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Audit records cannot be found in operating system audit files even if AUDIT_TRAIL is set to OS (Doc ID 2820629.1)

Last updated on JULY 20, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.2 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

When attempting to validate the audit trail records generated from an audited activity in a database with AUDIT_TRAIL initialization parameter set to OS, no *.aud files are generated from such audited activity:

Why is this happening?

Solution

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