Chapter 16-RMX Administration and Utilities
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Auditor
The Event Auditor enables administrators to analyze configuration
changes and unusual or malicious activities in the RMX system.
A new user type, Auditor, has also been created. An Auditor is a user that
can view Auditor Files and audit the system.
Auditor operates in real time, recording all administration activities and
login attempts from the following RMX modules:
• Control Unit
• Shelf Manager
For a full list of monitored activities, see Table 16-20 on page 16-84 and
Table 16-21 on page 16-85.
The Auditor must always be active in the system. A System Alert is
displayed if it becomes inactive for any reason.
The Auditor tool is composed of the Auditor Files and the Auditor File
Viewer that enables you to view the Auditor Files.

Auditor Files

Auditor Event History File Storage

All audit events are saved to a buffer file on hard disk in real time and
then written to a file on hard disk in XML in an uncompressed format.
A new current auditor event file is created when:
• the system is started
• the size of the current auditor event file exceeds 2 MB
• the current auditor event file’s age exceeds 24 hours
Up to 1000 auditor event files are stored per RMX. These files are retained
for at least one year and require 1.05 GB of disk space. The files are
automatically deleted by the system (oldest first) when the system reaches
the auditor event file limit of 1000.
A System Alert is displayed with Can't store data displayed in its
Description field if:
• the system cannot store 1000 files
• the RMX does not have available disk space to retain files for one year