Where are the SharePoint audit logs stored?

Where are the SharePoint audit logs stored?

SharePoint content database
The SharePoint audit log is completely internal to SharePoint; in fact it is stored in the SharePoint content database. The fact that the audit log resides in the content database raises resource and security issues.

How do you audit access in SharePoint?

Run Audit Log Reports in SharePoint:

1. Select Settings > Site settings.
2. If you are not at the root of your site collection, under Site Collection Administration, select Go to top level site settings.
3. On the Site Settings page, under Site Collection Administration, select Audit log reports.

How to view audit log reports in SharePoint?

You can use the audit log reports provided with SharePoint to view the data in the audit logs for a site collection. You can sort, filter, and analyze this data to determine who has done what with sites, lists, libraries, content types, list items, and library files in the site collection.

Where are the properties in the audit log?

This file contains additional information from each audit record in a column named AuditData. This column contains a multi-value property for multiple properties from the audit log record. Each of the property: value pairs in this multi-value property are separated by a comma.

Where to find the audit log in Microsoft Office?

In the left pane of the Security & Compliance Center, click Search, and then click Audit log search. The Audit log search page is displayed.

How to activate audit settings in SharePoint [ full guide ]?

How to activate Audit Settings in SharePoint. Go to the Central Administration homepage. In the Application Management section; click ‘manage service applications’. Select the ‘secure store service’ application. On the ribbon, click ‘properties’. In the ‘enable audit’ section; click to select the audit log enabled box.