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Appendix C.3 Audit log output format

This section explains the audit log output format, output destination, and output items. It also provides an example of an audit log.

Organization of this subsection
(1) Output format of audit logs
(2) Audit log output destination
(3) Output items
(4) Example of an output audit log

(1) Output format of audit logs

Audit logs are output in the CALFHM format, which indicates the audit log format, audit log revision number, and applicable output items, in that order.

The following figure shows the audit log output format.

Figure C-1 Audit log output format

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(2) Audit log output destination

Audit logs are output to the directory specified on the Audit Log page during setup of JP1/ Software Distribution Manager.

For details about how to use the Audit Log page to specify the audit log output destination, see 4.2.21 Audit Log page in the manual Setup Guide.

(3) Output items

There are two types of output items, common and specific, as explained below:

(a) Common output items

The following table shows the values and contents of the common output items.

Table C-2 Common output items for audit logs

No. Output item Value Contents
Item name Output attribute
1 Common specification identifiers -- CALFHM Identifier that indicates the format of the audit log
2 Common specification revision number -- X.X Revision number used to manage the audit log
3 Sequence number Seqnum Sequence number Sequence number of the audit log
4 Message ID msgid KDSDxxx-x Message ID for each product
5 Date/time date YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sssTZD#1 Date/time at which the audit log was acquired and the time zone
6 Generated program name progid JP1/NETM/DM Event program name
7 Generated component name compid Menu name of Software Distribution Manager folder:
  • JP1_DM_SERVICE
    Remote Install Server
  • JP1_DM_SETUP
    Setup
  • JP1_DM_DBMANAGER
    Database Manager
  • JP1_DM_NETMDM
    Remote Installation Manager
  • JP1_DM_DMIVVW
    Inventory Viewer
  • JP1_DM_DMCSVUTY
    CSV output utility
  • JP1_DM_DMUNARC
    Unarchiver
  • JP1_DM_DMPACK
    Packager
Window name:
  • JP1_DM_DMDRYSTP
    Host search
  • JP1_DM_DMSMID
    Software operation information
  • JP1_TEMPLATEVIEW
    Template management
  • JP1_DM_DPTVIEW
    Update management#2
Command name:
  • JP1_DM_DCMCOLL
    Collect files
  • JP1_DM_DCMCSVU
    Export to a CSV-formatted file
  • JP1_DM_DCMDICE
    Export a software inventory dictionary
  • JP1_DM_DCMDICI
    Import a software inventory dictionary
  • JP1_DM_DCMGPMNT
    Apply policies to all hosts
  • JP1_DM_DCMHSTWO
    Detect a host on which JP1/Software Distribution is not installed
  • JP1_DM_DCMINST
    Create and execute a job
  • JP1_DM_DCMJBRM
    Delete a job
  • JP1_DM_DCMJEXE
    Execute a job
  • JP1_DM_DCMMONRST
    Store operating information in a database
  • JP1_DM_DCMPACK
    Execute a package
  • JP1_DM_DCMPKGET
    Acquire a backup of a package
  • JP1_DM_DCMPKPUT
    Restore a package from its backup
  • JP1_DM_DCMPKRM
    Delete a package
  • JP1_DM_DCMRMGEN
    Delete a job definition
  • JP1_DM_DCMRTRY
    Re-execute a job
  • JP1_DM_DCMSTAT
    Acquire the job execution status
  • JP1_DM_DCMSTDIV
    Load offline machine information
  • JP1_DM_DCMSTSW
    Monitor the job execution status
  • JP1_DM_DCMSUSP
    Stop and restart a file transfer
  • JP1_DM_DCMUIDI
    Batch-enter the user inventory
  • JP1_DM_DCMWSUS
    Register and synchronize computer groups
  • JP1_DM_DCMADSYNC
    Establish directory linkage
Batch command name:
  • JP1_DM_NETMDB_UNLOAD
    Making a database transfer backup
  • JP1_DM_NETMDB_RELOAD
    Restoration from database transfer backup
  • JP1_DM_NETMDB_START
    Database startup
  • JP1_DM_NETMDB_STOP
    Database stop
  • JP1_DM_NETMDB_BACKUP
    Making a database backup
  • JP1_DM_NETMDB_REORGANIZATION
    Database re-organization
  • JP1_DM_NETMDB_RECLAIM
    Release used free pages in database
  • JP1_DM_NETMFILE_BACKUP
    Acquire a backup of operation history and package files
  • JP1_DM_NETMFILE_RESTORE
    Restore operation history and package files from their backup files
Menu name, window name, and command name of the Software Distribution Manager folder where the event was detected
8 Generated process ID pid Process ID Process ID from which event occurrence was detected
9 Generated location ocp:host Host name Name of host on which event occurred.
If the host name cannot be obtained, a hyphen (-) is output.
10 Event type ctgry
  • StartStop
  • Authentication
  • Failure
  • ContentAccess
Identifier used to classify events output to audit logs
11 Event result result
  • Success (successful)
  • Failure (failure)
  • Occurrence (occurrence of an event for which there is no success or failure classification)
Result of event that occurred
12 Subject identification information#3 subj:uid JP1 user ID Information about user associated with event that occurred
subj:pid Process ID Information about process associated with event that occurred

Legend:
--: No attribute is output

#1
YYYY: year, MM: month, DD: day, hh: hour, mm: minute, ss: second, sss: millisecond
T is the delimiter between the date and the time.
TZD indicates the time zone's time differential. One of the following is output:
+hh:mm: Indicates that the time is ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by the indicated number of hours and minutes.
-hh:mm: Indicates that the time is behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) by the indicated number of hours and minutes.
Z: Indicates that the time is the same as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

#2
No audit logs are output for operations performed from Task Scheduler.

#3
If the event is not related to the user or if user management is not used, the process ID is output.

(b) Specific output items

The following tables show the values and contents of the specific output items.

Table C-3 Specific output items for audit logs

No. Output item Value Contents
Item name Output attribute
1 Action information op
  • DMPK_REG
    Package registration
  • DMPKJOB_ACT
    Execution of Install package job or Send package, allow client to choose job.
Information about the user operation that caused the event to occur.
Operation information that does not correspond to the value is not output.
2 Permissions information auth
  • JP1_DM_Admin
    System administrator
  • JP1_DM_Deploy
    Distribution management user
  • JP1_DM_Inventory
    Asset management user
  • JP1_DM_Observe
    System-monitoring user
  • JP1_DM_Collect
    Collection management user
  • JP1_DM_Guest
    User who browses information
User permission used to execute user authentication for JP1/Base.
Operation information that does not correspond to the value is not output.
3 Free description msg Any message Message indicating the nature of the event

(4) Example of an output audit log

The following is an output example in which you start Remote Installation Manager from JP1/Software Distribution Manager to create a host.

To create the host:

  1. Start Remote Installation Manager.
  2. Execute user authentication.
  3. Create a new host.
  4. Quit Remote Installation Manager.

The contents of the audit log are shown in the following figure.

Figure C-2 Contents of audit log

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