Updated: 11 December 1998

OpenVMS DCL Dictionary

This example tells the system to track the resources used only by batch and interactive processes, and by images running in batch and interactive processes. It illustrates the cumulative effect of /ENABLE and /DISABLE qualifiers, and of SET ACCOUNTING commands.

The /DISABLE qualifier prevents the tracking of all resources. The /ENABLE qualifier then tells the system to track the resources used by batch and interactive processes. The second SET ACCOUNTING command tells the system to track the resources used by images.

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$ SET ACCOUNTING /NEW_FILE $ RENAME SYS$MANAGER:ACCOUNTNG.DAT;-1 WEEK_24_RESOURCES.DAT

This example closes the current accounting file, opens a new version of it, and changes the name of the old file to WEEK_24_RESOURCES.DAT.

Provides the management interface to the security auditing system.

Requires the SECURITY privilege.

Format

SET AUDIT/qualifier

Parameters

None.

Description

The SET AUDIT command and the SHOW AUDIT command provide the management interface to the security auditing system.

The SET AUDIT command enables or disables security auditing. In addition, you use the command to do the following:

• Select categories of events to audit
• Change the operational characteristics of the audit server
• Establish the location of the audit journal and the security archive file
• Control the monitoring of disk resources

Values set by the command are saved so it is unnecessary to set them each time the system starts up. Commands for event definition, resource monitoring, and starting a new log apply clusterwide, while other commands apply only to the local node.

Security auditing features require a certain amount of system overhead. Therefore, you should be careful to select the features that will provide the most benefit in your work environment. Enable only the auditing of information that you know you will examine and analyze regularly. Any other collection of data is likely to be wasteful. For further information about auditing, refer to the OpenVMS Guide to System Security.

There are five categories of qualifiers, grouped by task, for the SET AUDIT command:

Task	Qualifiers	Requirements
Define auditing events	/AUDIT, /ALARM, /CLASS, /ENABLE, /DISABLE	Specify whether you are defining alarms (/ALARM), audits (/AUDIT), or both. Also specify whether you are enabling (/ENABLE) or disabling (/DISABLE) the reporting of the event.
Define auditing log file	/DESTINATION, /JOURNAL, /VERIFY	Requires both the /DESTINATION and /JOURNAL qualifiers.
Define operational characteristics of the audit server and a listener mailbox (if any)	/INTERVAL, /LISTENER, /SERVER, /VERIFY	None.
Define secondary log file	/ARCHIVE, /DESTINATION, /VERIFY	None.
Define resource monitoring defaults	/BACKLOG, /EXCLUDE, /JOURNAL, /RESOURCE, /THRESHOLD, /VERIFY	With the /RESOURCE or /THRESHOLD qualifier, include the /JOURNAL qualifier.

Qualifiers

/ALARM

Makes the command apply to alarms, which are messages displayed on an operator terminal. See the description of the DCL command REPLY/ENABLE for details on how to enable terminals to display security messages.

/ARCHIVE=[keyword,...]

Specifies which classes of audit event messages are written to the security archive file. Specify one or more of the following keywords:

Keyword	Description
NONE	Disables archiving on the system.
[NO]ALL (default)	Enables or disables archiving of all system security events. By default, no events are archived.
SYSTEM_ALARM	Enables archiving of all security alarm events.
SYSTEM_AUDIT	Enables archiving of all security audit events.

Archiving should be run on only one node in an OpenVMS Cluster with its own audit server database because multiple nodes will try to open the audit file exclusively.

/AUDIT

Makes the command apply to audits, which are messages recorded in the system security audit log file.

/BACKLOG=[keyword[,...]]

Specifies the thresholds for suspending a process that has exceeded the process message limit. The thresholds include the total number of messages in memory and the number belonging to the particular process. To prevent a process from being suspended, use the /EXCLUDE qualifier. Specify the following keywords:

Keyword	Description
TOTAL=(n1,n2,n3)	Thresholds at which flow control is initiated and accelerated; see description below.
PROCESS=(p1,p2)	Thresholds at which process submissions are controlled.

Total Messages	Default	Process Messages	Default	Action Taken
N1	100	P1	5	When there are 100 messages in memory, the audit server suspends any process that has submitted 5 or more messages until all messages are written to disk.
N2	200	P2	2	When there are 200 messages in memory, the audit server suspends any process that has submitted 2 or more messages until all messages are written to disk.
N3	300			Any process with messages in memory is suspended until all messages are written to disk.

/CLASS=class

Specifies the class of the object whose auditing attributes are to be modified. If /CLASS is not specified, the command assumes the class is FILE. Specify one of the following keywords with the /CLASS qualifier:

• CAPABILITY
• COMMON_EVENT_CLUSTER
• DEVICE
• FILE
• GROUP_GLOBAL_SECTION
• LOGICAL_NAME_TABLE
• QUEUE
• RESOURCE_DOMAIN
• SECURITY_CLASS
• SYSTEM_GLOBAL_SECTION
• VOLUME

/DESTINATION=filespec

When changing the destination of event messages, specifies the new location of the system security audit log file. The device, if part of the file specification, must be a disk. The /DESTINATION qualifier requires the /JOURNAL qualifier in this case.

Once you have relocated the log file, execute the command SET AUDIT/SERVER=NEW_LOG to let all the nodes in the cluster know of the new location. The previous audit log file is closed and all subsequent audit event messages generated throughout the cluster are sent to the new audit log file.

When used with /ARCHIVE, specifies the name of the archive log file. Events can be archived to a local or remote file on any file-structured disk device. For example, you can use an archive file to redirect event messages from a satellite to a larger node in the cluster.

/DISABLE=(keyword[,...])

Disables alarms or audits for the specified events. To disable all system events and file access events, specify the keyword ALL. You must specify at least one of the keywords. For a list of the keywords to use with the /DISABLE qualifier, see the /ENABLE qualifier description. You must also specify either the /ALARM or /AUDIT qualifier, or both, when you use the /DISABLE qualifier.

Note In processing the SET AUDIT command, the system processes the /DISABLE qualifier last. If you specify both the /ENABLE and /DISABLE qualifiers for items in the same class on the same command line, the /DISABLE qualifier disables any enabled items. Compaq recommends that you use separate lines for commands containing the /ENABLE and /DISABLE qualifiers.

/ENABLE=(keyword[,...])

Enables alarms or audits for the specified events. To enable all system events and file access events, specify the keyword ALL. You must specify at least one keyword. You must also specify either the /ALARM or /AUDIT qualifier, or both, when you use the /ENABLE qualifier.

The keywords that you can specify with either the /ENABLE or the /DISABLE qualifier are as follows:

Keyword	Description
ACCESS=(condition [:access[,...]] [,...])	Specifies access events for all objects in a class. (To audit a single object, use an auditing ACE and enable the access control list (ACL) category.) Compaq recommends that when you enable auditing conditionally, you enable it for all possible forms of access since the system can check access rights at several points during an operation. (For example, a FAILURE might occur on a read or write access check.) Condition Keyword Description ALL All object access BYPASS Successful object access due to the use of the BYPASS privilege FAILURE Unsuccessful object access GRPPRV Successful object access due to the use of the group privilege (GRPPRV) READALL Successful object access due to the use of the READALL privilege SUCCESS Successful object access SYSPRV Successful object access due to the use of the system privilege (SYSPRV) Access Keyword Description ALL All types of access ASSOCIATE Associate access CONTROL Control access to examine or change security characteristics CREATE Create access DELETE Delete access EXECUTE Execute access LOCK Lock access LOGICAL Logical I/O access MANAGE Manage access PHYSICAL Physical I/O access READ Read access SUBMIT Submit access WRITE Write access
ACL	Specifies an event requested by an audit or alarm ACE in the access control list (ACL) of an object. To audit all objects of a class, use the ACCESS keyword.
ALL	Specifies all system events and file access events. It does not enable access events for object classes other than FILE.
AUDIT=keyword	Specifies events within the auditing subsystem. Only one keyword is currently defined. Keyword Description ILLFORMED Specifies illformed events from internal calls (identified by NSA$M_INTERNAL) to $AUDIT_EVENT, $CHECK_PRIVILEGE, $CHKPRO, or $CHECK_ACCESS system services. An illformed event is caused by an incomplete or syntactically incorrect argument being supplied to one of these system services by a piece of privileged code.
AUTHORIZATION	Specifies the modification of any portion of the system user authorization file (SYSUAF), network proxy authorization file (NETPROXY), or the rights list (RIGHTLIST) (including password changes made through the AUTHORIZE, SET PASSWORD, or LOGINOUT commands or the $SETUAI system service).
BREAKIN=(keyword[,...])	Specifies the occurrence of one or more classes of break-in attempts, as specified by one or more of the following keywords: ALL DETACHED DIALUP LOCAL NETWORK REMOTE
CONNECTION	Specifies a logical link connection or termination through DECnet Phase IV, DECwindows, $IPC, or SYSMAN.
CREATE	Specifies the creation of an object. Requires the /CLASS qualifier if it is not a file.
DEACCESS	Specifies deaccess from an object. Requires the /CLASS qualifier if it is not a file.
DELETE	Specifies the deletion of an object. Requires the /CLASS=DEVICE qualifier.
IDENTIFIER	Specifies that the use of identifiers as privileges should be audited. For further information, refer to the OpenVMS Guide to System Security.
INSTALL	Specifies modifications made to the known file list through the INSTALL utility.
LOGFAILURE= (keyword[,...])	Specifies the occurrence of one or more classes of login failures, as specified by the following keywords: ALL All possible types of login failures BATCH Batch process login failure DETACHED Detached process login failure DIALUP Dialup interactive login failure LOCAL Local interactive login failure NETWORK Network server task login failure REMOTE Interactive login failure from another network node, for example, with a SET HOST command SUBPROCESS Subprocess login failure
LOGIN= (keyword[,...])	Specifies the occurrence of one or more classes of login attempts, as specified by the following keywords. See the LOGFAILURE keyword for further description. ALL DETACHED LOCAL REMOTE BATCH DIALUP NETWORK SUBPROCESS
LOGOUT= (keyword[,...])	Specifies the occurrence of one or more classes of logouts, as specified by the following keywords. See the LOGFAILURE keyword for further description. ALL DETACHED LOCAL REMOTE BATCH DIALUP NETWORK SUBPROCESS
MOUNT	Specifies a mount or dismount operation.
NCP	Specifies access to the network configuration database, using the network control program (NCP).
PRIVILEGE= (keyword[,...])	Specifies successful or unsuccessful use of privilege, as specified by the following keywords: FAILURE [:privilege(,...)] --- Unsuccessful use of privilege SUCCESS [:privilege(,...)] --- Successful use of privilege For a listing of privileges, refer to online help for the DCL command SET PROCESS/PRIVILEGES.
PROCESS= (keyword[,...])	Specifies the use of one or more of the process control system services, as specified by the following keywords: ALL Use of any of the process control system services CREPRC All use of $CREPRC DELPRC All use of $DELPRC SCHDWK Privileged use of $SCHDWK CANWAK Privileged use of $CANWAK WAKE Privileged use of $WAKE SUSPND Privileged use of $SUSPND RESUME Privileged use of $RESUME GRANTID Privileged use of $GRANTID REVOKID Privileged use of $REVOKID GETJPI Privileged use of $GETJPI FORCEX Privileged use of $FORCEX SETPRI Privileged use of $SETPRI Privileged use of a process control system service means the caller used GROUP or WORLD privilege to affect the target process.
SYSGEN	Specifies the modification of a system parameter with the OpenVMS System Generation utility.
TIME	Specifies the modification of system time.

/EXCLUDE=process-id

/NOEXCLUDE=process-id

Adds a process identification (PID) to the audit server's process exclusion list. The process exclusion list contains those processes that will not be suspended by the audit server if a resource exhaustion reaches the action threshold. By default, realtime processes and all of the following processes are included in the process exclusion list and are never suspended:

• CACHE_SERVER
• CLUSTER_SERVER
• CONFIGURE
• DFS$COM_ACP
• DNS$ADVER
• IPCACP
• JOB_CONTROL
• NETACP
• NET$ACP
• OPCOM
• REMACP
• SHADOW_SERVER
• SMISERVER
• SWAPPER
• TP_SERVER
• VWS$DISPLAYMGR
• VWS$EMULATORS

Use the SET AUDIT/NOEXCLUDE command to remove a process from the process exclusion list; however, processes listed above cannot be removed from the exclusion list. Also note that PIDs are not automatically removed from the process exclusion list when processes log out of the system.

/INTERVAL=(keyword[,...])

Specifies the delta times to be used for regular audit server operations. For information about specifying delta times, refer to the OpenVMS User's Manual. The following table describes keywords for the /INTERVAL qualifier.

Keyword	Description
ARCHIVE_FLUSH=time	Specifies the interval at which data collected by the audit server is written to the archive file. The default is 1 minute.
JOURNAL_FLUSH=time	Specifies the interval at which data collected by the audit server is written to the audit log file. The default is 5 minutes.
RESOURCE_MONITOR=time	Specifies the interval at which the audit server retries log file allocation or access. This interval applies whenever free space in the log file is below either the warning or action thresholds, or when the volume holding the log file is inaccessible. The default interval is 5 minutes.
RESUME_SCAN=time	Specifies the interval at which the audit server reviews an existing resource exhaustion condition. The default is 15 minutes.

/JOURNAL[=journal-name]

Specifies the name of the audit journal; the name defaults to SECURITY. (Currently, there is only one journal.)

The /JOURNAL qualifier is required when redefining the audit log file or when specifying resource monitoring characteristics with the /RESOURCE or the /THRESHOLD qualifier.

/LISTENER=device

/NOLISTENER

Specifies the name of a mailbox device to which the audit server sends a binary copy of all security audit event messages. Users can create such a mailbox to process system security events as they occur. For a description of the message formats written to the listener mailbox, refer to the Audit Analysis Utility documentation in the OpenVMS System Management Utilities Reference Manual.

Use the SET AUDIT/NOLISTENER command to disable a listener device.

/RESOURCE=keyword[,...]

Enables or disables the monitoring of disk volumes to ensure adequate space for audit journal entries; it also specifies the monitoring method to use. The /JOURNAL qualifier is required. For more information about resource monitoring, refer to the OpenVMS Guide to System Security.

Keyword	Description
DISABLE	Disables monitoring on the disk volume containing the audit journal.
ENABLE	Enables resource monitoring on the disk volume containing the audit journal.

/SERVER=keyword[,...]

Modifies audit server characteristics. The following table describes keywords for the /SERVER qualifier:

Keyword	Description
EXIT	Initiates an audit server shutdown. This is the only method for removing the audit server process from the system; the audit server cannot be deleted or suspended.
FINAL_ACTION=action	Specifies the action the audit server should take when it runs out of memory and cannot buffer messages. (For more information, refer to the discussion of message flow control in the OpenVMS Guide to System Security.) Specify one of the following actions: CRASH --- Crash the system if the audit server runs out of memory. IGNORE_NEW --- Ignore new event messages until memory is available. New event messages are lost but event messages in memory are saved. PURGE_OLD (default) --- Remove old event messages until memory is available for the most current messages.
FLUSH	Copies all buffered audit and archive records to the security audit log file and security archive file, respectively.
INITIATE	Enables auditing during system startup. Ordinarily, auditing is started from VMS$LPBEGIN in STARTUP.COM but, if a site redefines the logical name SYS$AUDIT_SERVER_INHIBIT, the OpenVMS system waits for a SET AUDIT/SERVER=INITIATE command before enabling auditing.
NEW_LOG	Creates a new clusterwide audit log file. Typically, this is used daily to generate a new version of the audit log file.
RESUME	Requests the audit server process to resume normal activity on the system, if adequate disk space is available. Normally, once the resource monitoring action threshold has been reached, the audit server process suspends most system activity and waits 15 minutes before attempting to resume normal system activity.
START	Starts the Audit Server process on the system. In order to fully enable the auditing subsystem, the SET AUDIT/SERVER=INITIATE command must be used after the SET AUDIT/SERVER=START command has completed. Compaq recommends using the following command procedure to start the Audit Server: SYS$SYSTEM:STARTUP AUDIT_SERVER

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