Use i5/OS™ auditing system values to control a variety of auditing and other record-keeping events.
To access the auditing category of system values, select Configuration and Services in iSeries™ Navigator. Then, select System Values.
If you are familiar with the i5/OS character-based interface, you will notice that iSeries Navigator uses descriptive words to describe the system values. For a quick overview of the auditing system values available in iSeries Navigator (and their counterparts in the character-based interface), refer to the following table. Follow the links to learn more about each system value.
To view the auditing system values, you must have All object (*ALLOBJ) or Audit (*AUDIT) special authority. If you do not have the required authority, the Auditing category of system values is not available. In iSeries Navigator, the Auditing category is not displayed. In the character-based interface, the auditing system values display a not available (*NOTAVL) value with the exception that QAUDFRCLVL displays -1. Therefore, you need All object (*ALLOBJ) or Audit (*AUDIT) special authority to view the auditing system values and Audit (*AUDIT) authority to change the auditing system values.
Auditing system values:
| Name in iSeries Navigator | Description of system value | Name in character-based interface |
|---|---|---|
| Activate action auditing | Sets action auditing and specifies the auditing level for specific functions. | QAUDCTL |
| Audit journal error action | Specifies the action for the system to take when audit records cannot be sent to the auditing journal because of errors that occur when the journal entry is sent. | QAUDENDACN |
| Maximum journal entries before writing to auxiliary storage | Sets the number of journal entries written to the auditing journal before the journal entry data moves to auxiliary storage. | QAUDFRCLVL |
| Default auditing for newly created objects | Sets the default object auditing value used when new objects are created into a library. | QCRTOBJAUD |