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Creating and Configuring Application Objects

Applications that log to or request information from Novell® Audit are represented in Novell eDirectory™ by an Application object. Application objects store the information the logging server needs to authenticate logging applications. They also identify which users have rights to monitor the application's events.

NOTE: For more information on the authentication process and monitoring an application's events, see the Novell Audit Administration Guide .

In addition to facilitating system authentication and monitoring, Application objects store the application's log schema. The log schema catalogs the events that can be logged for a given application. For more information, see Log Schema Files.

Application objects can only be created within Application containers. Application containers provide a reference point through which the logging server can locate Application objects. At startup, the logging server scans its list of Application containers and loads the included Application object configurations in memory, where it can quickly access the information when authenticating applications.

The Application container under Logging Services is automatically created during installation; however, additional Application containers can be created anywhere in the tree.

IMPORTANT: The logging server only loads the Application object configurations that are located in supported Application containers. Therefore, if you create a new Application container or Application object, you must ensure the Application container is included in the logging server's Application container list.

 

Creating Application Objects

Typically, Application objects are automatically created in the Application container under Logging Services when their associated logging application is installed.

NOTE: The Novell Audit Instrumentation allows Novell Audit to audit its own events, such as creating Channel or Notification objects. The eDirectory Instrumentation manages logging of eDirectory events, and the NetWare® Instrumentation (NetWare only) provides logging for NetWare and Filesystem events.

If necessary, you can manually create Application objects using iManager. If you manually create the Application object, you must have the product's Application Identifier and the Application ID. While these should be available in the product's documentation, they are also included in the product's log schema file.

IMPORTANT: The logging server loads the Application object configurations from its supported Application containers at startup. Therefore, if you create an Application object, you must restart the logging server for the changes to take effect. For information on restarting the logging server, refer to the Novell Audit Administration Guide.

To manually create a new Application object:

  1. On the Logging Server Options page, click the Log Applications tab.

  2. Select the box next to the Application container in which you want to create the Application object.

    If the container is not listed, you can add the Application container.

  3. Click Application Actions, then select New.

    The New Log Application menu opens.

  4. Type a name for the object in the Log Application Name field.

  5. Click Browse to select the application's log schema file (LSC).

    You can import only one LSC file when you create the Application object. If you have additional localized LSC files, you must import them using the AuditExt utility. For more information, see Adding LSC Files to Application Objects.

  6. Click OK to create the Application object.

After the Application object is created, you must configure the object.

 

Configuring Application Objects

IMPORTANT: The logging server loads the Application object configurations from its supported Application containers at startup. Therefore, if you modify an Application object, you must restart the logging server for the changes to take effect. For information on restarting the logging server, refer to the Novell Audit Administration Guide.

To configure an Application object:

  1. On the Logging Server Options page, click the Log Applications tab.

  2. Click the Application object you want to configure.

    If the Application object isn't visible, click the plus icon next to the Application container to expand the object list.

    The Modify Object menu for the application opens.

  3. Modify the Application object attributes.

  4. When finished, click Apply, then click OK.

Related Topics

Adding and Removing Application Containers

Configuring the Secure Logging Server

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