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DBMS_AUDIT_MGMT Not Deleting The Old Records (Doc ID 2912844.1)

Last updated on APRIL 17, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.4 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

DBMS_AUDIT_MGMT.AUDIT_TRAIL_AUD_STD not deleting the record from aud$ table.


SQL> select count(*) from sys.aud$;

  COUNT(*)
----------
  415219

SQL> EXEC DBMS_AUDIT_MGMT.clean_audit_trail(audit_trail_type => DBMS_AUDIT_MGMT.AUDIT_TRAIL_AUD_STD,use_last_arch_timestamp=> TRUE);

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL> select count(*) from sys.aud$;

  COUNT(*)
----------
  415219

AUDIT_TRAIL RAC_INSTANCE LAST_ARCHIVE_TS
-------------------- ------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
STANDARD AUDIT TRAIL 0 26-OCT-22 05.18.35.000000 PM +00:00
OS AUDIT TRAIL 1 16-OCT-22 02.00.00.000000 PM +11:00
OS AUDIT TRAIL 2 16-OCT-22 02.00.00.000000 PM +11:00

Cause

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