Configure Audit Settings for SharePoint 2013 / 2016 Sites using PowerShell
The audit log feature in SharePoint helps us analyze how SharePoint contents are being used by users or tracking documents and users according to compliance requirements. SharePoint 2013 audit log configuration is explained in another post: Configuring Audit Logs Feature in SharePoint 2013. Let’s see how to enable the auditing feature in SharePoint 2013 using PowerShell.
PowerShell to set SharePoint 2016 Audit Log Settings
To set SharePoint 2013 site collection audit settings using PowerShell, use this script:
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.Powershell -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
$SiteCollURL="https://intranet.crescent.com"
#Get the site collection
$Site = Get-SPSite $SiteCollURL
#Define Audit Events
$AuditLogEvents = "Delete", "Update"
$Site.Audit.AuditFlags = $AuditLogEvents
$Site.Audit.Update()
#Set Trimming Options
$Site.TrimAuditLog = $true
$Site.AuditLogTrimmingRetention = 10
Configure Audit Log Settings for All Sites in SharePoint 2013
$WebApp = Get-SPWebApplication "https://sharepoint.company.com"
$AuditMask = [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPAuditMaskType]::Delete -bxor [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPAuditMaskType]::Update -bxor [Microsoft.SharePoint.SPAuditMaskType]::SecurityChange
$WebApp.sites | % {
$_.TrimAuditLog = $true
$_.Audit.AuditFlags = $auditmask
$_.Audit.Update()
$_.AuditLogTrimmingRetention = 30
}
For all available audit masks, refer to MSDN: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/microsoft.sharepoint.spauditmasktype.aspx
can you only enable auditing for a specific events such security/permission changes? Thanks!
hi, thanks for the script.
how do i set the location to store audit reports
following the blog. appreciate the response
This is not possible, As far as I know..
We are finding that when running this from a ps session from a remote server (non-shareoint)connecting to sharepoint server this does not work.
Exception setting “AuditLogTrimmingRetention”: “Access is denied. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80070005 (E_ACCESSDENIED))”
At line:9 char:1
+ $_.AuditLogTrimmingRetention = 30
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [], SetValueInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ExceptionWhenSetting
Is there a way to enable Auditing at the list and library level of Information Management Policy Settings?