Audit Logs in Weird Format

  • Hi there - I have recently created an auditing process using the Audit functionality in SQL Server 2008r2. After creating and enabling my audit task I went to check on my output log however the log is formatted very strangely. I have copied a sample of what he file looks like below. Is there anything I can do to ensure my Audit logs information in a readable format? Thanks!!

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    , [ P r i m a r y I D ]

    , [ 2 9 1 3 2 7 1 3 - D F D E - 4 B 4 D - A C 4 D - B 8 3 B 2 6 8 1 3 2 D 6 ]

    , [ 7 B F 4 8 9 B 7 - 0 F 3 7 - 4 B 7 2 - A 9 6 9 - E 9 1 4 3 D C B 2 9 E B ]

    , [ 0 4 D 0 B 4 C 6 - 6 5 C 1 - 4 3 0 7 - 9 B D F - 8 2 F F 5 A 3 0 6 6 2 8 ]

    , [ 2 8 C D C 0 2 C - B 5 6 1 - 4 D 7 7 - 8 A 3 2 - 4 C 8 D E 2 D 1 1 D F 4 ]

    , [ 3 3 F A 2 7 3 2 - 8 1 0 6 - 4 3 A 4 - B 6 2 A - 3 6 6 3 D 4 A 2 E E 9 1 ]

    , [ 6 7 6 9 4 8 7 2 - 0 3 E F - 4

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  • you can users either SSMS or t-sql to view the logs.

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc280728.aspx

    Bob
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  • Thanks a lot Bob - Didn't release that option was there.

    Have a nice weekend!

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