Monitoring all user activity in database
I need to log the activity of all user database accounts so I can review the activity periodically and look out for strange behavior for audit purposes.
And if this sort of logging already exist, is there a table in the database that holds such information?
Unfortunately I'm completely new to SQL Server.
Can anyone assist?
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I need to log the activity of all user database accounts so I can review the activity periodically and look out for strange behavior for audit purposes.
And if this sort of logging already exist, is there a table in the database that holds such information?
Unfortunately I'm completely new to SQL Server.
Can anyone assist?
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asked Dec 23 '17 at 10:49
IkennaIkenna
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Hard to give a really specific answer here because we have no idea what “strange” means to you, but it sounds like you should look up SQL Server Audit.
– Aaron Bertrand♦
Dec 23 '17 at 13:08
OK - new to Microsoft SQL Server - how about other systems?
– Vérace
Dec 23 '17 at 14:35
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I need to log the activity of all user database accounts so I can review the activity periodically and look out for strange behavior for audit purposes.
And if this sort of logging already exist, is there a table in the database that holds such information?
Unfortunately I'm completely new to SQL Server.
Can anyone assist?
sql-server
asked Dec 23 '17 at 10:49
IkennaIkenna
132
I need to log the activity of all user database accounts so I can review the activity periodically and look out for strange behavior for audit purposes.
And if this sort of logging already exist, is there a table in the database that holds such information?
Unfortunately I'm completely new to SQL Server.
Can anyone assist?
sql-server
sql-server
asked Dec 23 '17 at 10:49
IkennaIkenna
132
asked Dec 23 '17 at 10:49
IkennaIkenna
132
asked Dec 23 '17 at 10:49
IkennaIkenna
132
asked Dec 23 '17 at 10:49
IkennaIkenna
132
asked Dec 23 '17 at 10:49
IkennaIkenna
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132
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Hard to give a really specific answer here because we have no idea what “strange” means to you, but it sounds like you should look up SQL Server Audit.
– Aaron Bertrand♦
Dec 23 '17 at 13:08
OK - new to Microsoft SQL Server - how about other systems?
– Vérace
Dec 23 '17 at 14:35
add a comment |
4
Hard to give a really specific answer here because we have no idea what “strange” means to you, but it sounds like you should look up SQL Server Audit.
– Aaron Bertrand♦
Dec 23 '17 at 13:08
OK - new to Microsoft SQL Server - how about other systems?
– Vérace
Dec 23 '17 at 14:35
4
4
Hard to give a really specific answer here because we have no idea what “strange” means to you, but it sounds like you should look up SQL Server Audit.
– Aaron Bertrand♦
Dec 23 '17 at 13:08
Hard to give a really specific answer here because we have no idea what “strange” means to you, but it sounds like you should look up SQL Server Audit.
– Aaron Bertrand♦
Dec 23 '17 at 13:08
OK - new to Microsoft SQL Server - how about other systems?
– Vérace
Dec 23 '17 at 14:35
OK - new to Microsoft SQL Server - how about other systems?
– Vérace
Dec 23 '17 at 14:35
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I would respond by a question. Why do you need to monitor those user ? If they can do stuff they shouldn't be able to do, then I guess you need to tune the security on the database.
If you monitor and log everything users do, this will have a high price in ressource consumption and may affect database performance.
If you still want to do it anyways, you can then use database audit and specify what you want to track.
If you want all queries then you could create an extended even or a trace (depending of the SQL version).
*Trace can log in a table and ext. event will create files that can be read in SQL.
Other option could be to create triggers that will store specific kind of operations (if you don't need to track everything). Triggers are rarely the best practice but in some specific situation, it could be ok.
answered Dec 29 '17 at 14:41
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I would respond by a question. Why do you need to monitor those user ? If they can do stuff they shouldn't be able to do, then I guess you need to tune the security on the database.
If you monitor and log everything users do, this will have a high price in ressource consumption and may affect database performance.
If you still want to do it anyways, you can then use database audit and specify what you want to track.
If you want all queries then you could create an extended even or a trace (depending of the SQL version).
*Trace can log in a table and ext. event will create files that can be read in SQL.
Other option could be to create triggers that will store specific kind of operations (if you don't need to track everything). Triggers are rarely the best practice but in some specific situation, it could be ok.
answered Dec 29 '17 at 14:41
Dominique BoucherDominique Boucher
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I would respond by a question. Why do you need to monitor those user ? If they can do stuff they shouldn't be able to do, then I guess you need to tune the security on the database.
If you monitor and log everything users do, this will have a high price in ressource consumption and may affect database performance.
If you still want to do it anyways, you can then use database audit and specify what you want to track.
If you want all queries then you could create an extended even or a trace (depending of the SQL version).
*Trace can log in a table and ext. event will create files that can be read in SQL.
Other option could be to create triggers that will store specific kind of operations (if you don't need to track everything). Triggers are rarely the best practice but in some specific situation, it could be ok.
answered Dec 29 '17 at 14:41
Dominique BoucherDominique Boucher
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I would respond by a question. Why do you need to monitor those user ? If they can do stuff they shouldn't be able to do, then I guess you need to tune the security on the database.
If you monitor and log everything users do, this will have a high price in ressource consumption and may affect database performance.
If you still want to do it anyways, you can then use database audit and specify what you want to track.
If you want all queries then you could create an extended even or a trace (depending of the SQL version).
*Trace can log in a table and ext. event will create files that can be read in SQL.
Other option could be to create triggers that will store specific kind of operations (if you don't need to track everything). Triggers are rarely the best practice but in some specific situation, it could be ok.
answered Dec 29 '17 at 14:41
Dominique BoucherDominique Boucher
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I would respond by a question. Why do you need to monitor those user ? If they can do stuff they shouldn't be able to do, then I guess you need to tune the security on the database.
If you monitor and log everything users do, this will have a high price in ressource consumption and may affect database performance.
If you still want to do it anyways, you can then use database audit and specify what you want to track.
If you want all queries then you could create an extended even or a trace (depending of the SQL version).
*Trace can log in a table and ext. event will create files that can be read in SQL.
Other option could be to create triggers that will store specific kind of operations (if you don't need to track everything). Triggers are rarely the best practice but in some specific situation, it could be ok.
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Hard to give a really specific answer here because we have no idea what “strange” means to you, but it sounds like you should look up SQL Server Audit.
– Aaron Bertrand♦
Dec 23 '17 at 13:08
OK - new to Microsoft SQL Server - how about other systems?
– Vérace
Dec 23 '17 at 14:35