# Format an Audit Trail Report

To format a report of the audit trail at the server console:

Note: Only the system superuser (root) can perform this procedure.

To format an audit trail:

1. From the Main Menu, select (S) System Maintenance, and then (P) Passwords/Security.

2. Select (T) Audit Trail Menu and then (D) Audit Trail Report Menu.

3. Select (A) Details and enter one of the following:

   - A for all details

   - A single field number for a single detail, for example, 5

   - A range of field numbers for a continuous range of details, for example, 5-10

   - A comma-separated list of field numbers, for example, 4,5,8. This list can also include a range, for example 4-8,9.

   - Enter a question mark (?) to see a list of the details available:

   Field Number | Abbrev. | Description
   --- | --- | ---
   1 | TEN | Trail entry number
   2 | DATE | Date of the entry
   3 | TIME | Time of the entry
   4 | PORT | TTY Port number
   5 | SVID | Server identifier
   6 | USER | ID of user logged in
   7 | PROG | Application or menu invoked
   8 | ACT | Action taken (start, stop, delete, configure, etc.
   9 | SMBX | Starting mailbox number
   10 | EMBX | Ending mailbox number

4. Select (B) Field Delimiter and enter 0 to make the field delimiter a space, 1 to make the field delimiter a tab, or enter any printable character.

5. Select (C) Starting Trail Entry Number (to specify the first entry to be reported) and enter a trail entry number from 1 to 999999.

6. Select (D) Ending Trail Entry Number and enter an ending trail entry number from 1 to 999999.

7. Select (E) Report’s Width and enter the number of characters, from 40 to 160, in a displayed line of the report