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Ranger log4j audit logs locations

sunile_manjee — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 09:36:25 GMT

where do the audit log files get posted when I enable audit to log4j on ranger using xasecure.audit.log4j.is.enabled=true? I know there is a property

xasecure.audit.hdfs.config.destination.directroy

however that is when i have logging to hdfs enabled.

Re: Ranger log4j audit logs locations

pminovic — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:11:56 GMT

Hi @Sunille Manjee, if you enable audit to log4j then you decide by yourself where to send audits by configuring log4appender properties.However, I'm not sure how exactly to do that: This document talks abut "Logging using Log4j" by configuring log4j.logger.xaaudit property. And there is also an example of Ranger-4 log4j audit to Kafka here, which uses slightly different property. No mention of this in docs for latest versions of Ranger, but I guess it can be done somehow.

Re: Ranger log4j audit logs locations

sunile_manjee — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 07:24:07 GMT

@Predrag Minovic I have seen that link and it is helpful. I found more info here as well on log4j appender ranger hive.