appserver/admingui/common/src/main/help/en/help/task-usedefaultauditmod.html

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<h4><a id="sthref97" name="sthref97"></a>To Use the Default Audit Module</h4>
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<p>The <code>default</code> audit module logs authentication and authorization requests to the server log file. For information on changing the location of the log file, see <a href="task-eelogging.html">To Configure General Logging Settings</a>.</p>
<p>Authentication log entries include the following information:</p>
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<p>Names of users who attempted to authenticate</p>
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<p>The realm that processed the access request</p>
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<p>The requested Web module URI or EJB component</p>
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<p>Success or failure of the request</p>
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<p>Regardless of whether audit logging is enabled, the GlassFish Server logs all denied authentication events.</p>
<p>Authorization log entries include the following information:</p>
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<p>Names of authenticated users, if any</p>
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<p>The requested Web URI or EJB component</p>
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<p>Success or failure of the requests</p>
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<p>In the navigation tree, expand the Configuration node.</p>
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<p>Select the instance to configure:</p>
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<p>To configure a particular instance, expand the instance's config node. For example, the default instance, <code>server</code>, expand the <code>server-config</code> node.</p>
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<p>To configure the default settings for all instances, expand the <code>default-config</code> node.</p>
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<p>Under the Configuration node, select the Security node.</p>
<p>The Security page opens.</p>
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<p>From the Audit Modules drop-down list, select the audit module named <code>default</code>.</p>
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<p>Click Save.</p>
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<h5>See Also</h5>
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<p><a href="task-auditmodulenew.html">To Create an Audit Module</a></p>
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<p><a href="task-auditmoduleedit.html">To Edit an Audit Module</a></p>
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<p><a href="task-auditmoduledelete.html">To Delete an Audit Module</a></p>
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<p><a href="task-enabledisableauditmod.html">To Enable or Disable Audit Logging</a></p>
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<p><a href="task-setactiveauditmod.html">To Set the Active Audit Module</a></p>
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