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Set the Time Interval at which the Audit Log will be Backed Up Automatically

You can define a time interval (daily, weekly, or monthly) at which CA ControlMinder automatically creates a backup copy of the audit log file and clears the log.

To set the time interval at which the audit log is backed up automatically, set the interval in the logmgr\BackUp_Date CA ControlMinder registry entry. The interval can be one of the following:

daily

Backs up the audit log file once a day.

weekly

Backs up the audit log file once a week.

monthly

Backs up the audit log file once a month.

Note: You can define the name of the backup file by setting the logmgr\audit_back CA ControlMinder registry entry.

Important! If the audit log reaches the size limit defined in the logmgr\audit_size CA ControlMinder registry entry before the backup interval is reached, CA ControlMinder creates a backup copy of the file without a timestamp. Each such backup copy can potentially overwrite any previous copy.

Example: Set a daily backup of the audit log file

This example shows you how you set your audit log file to be backed up daily. To do this, set the logmgr\BackUp_Date CA ControlMinder registry to daily.

Once a day CA ControlMinder creates a backup copy of the file, and clears the log. The backup log file name has the .timestamp suffix, where timestamp is the date and time in the format DD-Mon-YYYY.hhmmss. For example:

seos.audit.bak.06-Feb-2007.144330