58 • Configuring and Running SSH2  HP NonStop SSH Reference Manual 
AUDITFILE 
Use this parameter to define whether SSH2 audit messages are written, and, if so, to what file. 
Parameter Syntax 
AUDITFILE * | filenameprefix 
Arguments 
* 
Means that no audit log messages are written to a file. 
 filenameprefix 
Specifies the prefix of the audit message file set. The actual audit file names are constructed from 
filenameprefix, which is appended by a number controlled by the AUDITFILERETENTION parameter. 
Default 
By default, no audit messages are written to a file ("*"). 
See also: 
•  AUDITCONSOLE, AUDITFILERETENTION, AUDITFORMAT, AUDITMAXFILELENGTH 
•  "Audit Messages" in chapter "Monitoring and Auditing" 
AUDITFILERETENTION 
Use this parameter to control how many audit files SSH2 keeps when logfile rollover occurs. 
Parameter Syntax 
AUDITFILERETENTION n 
Arguments 
 n 
Specifies the number of audit files to keep. 
Default 
By default, 10 files are kept. 
Considerations 
•  Setting the parameter to a value 0 disables log file retention. 
•  If log file retention is enabled, a minimum of 10 is enforced by this parameter. 
•  See section "Logfile/Auditfile Rollover" in the "Monitoring and Auditing" chapter for details on file rollover. 
•  The file security set for the current audit file (e.g. via FUP SECURE command) will be used for subsequently 
created audit files. The very first audit file will have the default file security of user SUPER.SUPER. 
See also: 
AUDITMAXFILELENGTH, AUDITFILE