Audit Logging

FileMage Gateway maintains a audit log of executed user commands. This makes it easy to see when and by who files are created or modified.

Viewing Audit Logs

• To view audit logs:

  • Click Logs in the sidebar.

• To filter audit logs:

  • Click Add filter.
  • Select one of User, Path, or Operation.
  • Enter the value to filter by, the click Apply.
  • Repeat to add additional filters.

• To remove a filter:

  • Click on the X next to filter tag.

• To modify the date range:

  • Click on the date range on the top right.
  • Select a start date in the date picker.
  • Select a end date in the date picker.
  • Click Apply.

• To export audit logs:

  • Click on Export. A JSON file be downloaded.

Audit Log Retention

The number of days of audit events that are stored is controlled by the configuration parameter audit_retention_days. We recommend setting this parameter based your estimated workload and available disk space. On average, each 1 million audit events stored will consume 1gb of disk space.