How to Audit Login, Log off, and Login failure attempts

Hi,
Can anyone provide a pointer on how to enable login, log out, and=
login failure attempts without using the SQL Profiler? I want=
to enable this type of auditing at all times and store the=
results to a table. SQL Profiler does it however I would have=
to keep this tool open all the time in order to get the audit=
results.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
-Lorinda
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Take a look at sp_trace_create and sp_trace_status in Books Online. You can
create a SQL Agent job to start these on startup or create your own procedure
that preps and calls these and mark that proc to start up when SQL Server
does. It basically does the same thing as profiler but is script based
instead of the interactive GUI.
Hope this helps.
Sincerely,
Anthony Thomas
"Guest" wrote:

> Hi,
> Can anyone provide a pointer on how to enable login, log out, and login failure attempts without using the SQL Profiler? I want to enable this type of auditing at all times and store the results to a table. SQL Profiler does it however I would have to
keep this tool open all the time in order to get the audit results.
> Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
> -Lorinda
> User submitted from AEWNET (http://www.aewnet.com/)
>
|||Hi,
See this article by Vyas.
http://vyaskn.tripod.com/server_side...sql_server.htm
Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP
"AnthonyThomas" <AnthonyThomas@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Take a look at sp_trace_create and sp_trace_status in Books Online. You
> can
> create a SQL Agent job to start these on startup or create your own
> procedure
> that preps and calls these and mark that proc to start up when SQL Server
> does. It basically does the same thing as profiler but is script based
> instead of the interactive GUI.
> Hope this helps.
> Sincerely,
>
> Anthony Thomas
>
> "Guest" wrote:
|||Also in SQL Enterprise Manager, right click your server and go to properties
( I think the security tab) ... IN the middle you can set some login
auditing parameters..
Wayne Snyder, MCDBA, SQL Server MVP
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Hi,
Can anyone provide a pointer on how to enable login, log out, and login
failure attempts without using the SQL Profiler? I want to enable this type
of auditing at all times and store the results to a table. SQL Profiler
does it however I would have to keep this tool open all the time in order to
get the audit results.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
-Lorinda
User submitted from AEWNET (http://www.aewnet.com/)
|||What you require is also what C2 auditing in SQL Server offers (and much
more). This might also help:
http://www.databasejournal.com/featu...le.php/3399241
Sasan Saidi, MSc in CS
Senior DBA
Brascan Business Services
"I saw it work in a cartoon once so I am pretty sure I can do it."
"Guest" wrote:

> Hi,
> Can anyone provide a pointer on how to enable login, log out, and login failure attempts without using the SQL Profiler? I want to enable this type of auditing at all times and store the results to a table. SQL Profiler does it however I would have to
keep this tool open all the time in order to get the audit results.
> Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
> -Lorinda
> User submitted from AEWNET (http://www.aewnet.com/)
>
|||Server side tracing is exactly what I need. Thank you for all your responses!
-Lorinda
User submitted from AEWNET (http://www.aewnet.com/)