# Start or Stop an Audit Trail

This procedure describes how to start or stop the audit trail that creates a record of users logged in at a server text console.

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

## Starting the Audit Trail

To start an audit trail:

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

2. Select (T) Audit Trail Menu.

3. Select (A) Max. Number of Audit Trail Entries and enter a number from 1 to 999999 for the maximum number of entries to record in the audit trail. If you leave the current number of trail entries set to 0, the audit trail will remain empty even though you start it.

   Note: The system issues a warning in the error log when the number of entries reaches 85%, 90% and 95% of the maximum. To ensure that this process functions properly, enter values in multiples of 100 (in other words, enter 200 or 2000, but do not enter 201 or 2222).

4. Select (B) Start Audit Trail. The audit trail begins.

## Stopping the Audit Trail

To stop 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 select (C) Stop Audit Trail.

Parent topic: Audit Trails