sysauditoptions

sybsecurity database

Description

sysauditoptions contains one row for each server-wide audit option and indicates the current setting for that option. Other types of auditing option settings are stored in other tables. For example, database-specific option settings are stored in sysdatabases, and object-specific option settings are stored in sysobjects. The default value for each option is 0, or “off.” sysauditoptions can be accessed only by System Security Officers.

Columns

The columns for sysauditoptions are:

Name

Datatype

Description

num

smallint

Number of the server-wide option.

val

smallint

Current value; one of the following:

  • 0 = off

  • 1 = pass

  • 2 = fail

  • 3 = on

minval

smallint

Minimum valid value for this option.

maxval

smallint

Maximum valid value for this option.

name

varchar(30)

Name of option.

sval

varchar(30)

String equivalent of the current value: for example, “on”, “off”, “nonfatal”.

comment

varchar(255)

Description of option.