SQL 2008 Server Audit - Server and Database Specification

--Create Audit
CREATE SERVER AUDIT [DDL-Audit]
TO FILE
( FILEPATH = N'E:\Audit\'
,MAXSIZE = 0 MB
,MAX_ROLLOVER_FILES = 2147483647
,RESERVE_DISK_SPACE = OFF
)
WITH
( QUEUE_DELAY = 1000
,ON_FAILURE = CONTINUE
,AUDIT_GUID = '877f038b-d57c-44d1-8db4-c2c3dc1321a1'
)
GO

--Create Audit specifics Server Level
CREATE SERVER AUDIT SPECIFICATION [ServerAuditSpecification]
FOR SERVER AUDIT [DDL-Audit]
ADD (DATABASE_OBJECT_ACCESS_GROUP),
ADD (SERVER_ROLE_MEMBER_CHANGE_GROUP),
ADD (AUDIT_CHANGE_GROUP),
ADD (SERVER_OBJECT_PERMISSION_CHANGE_GROUP),
ADD (DATABASE_CHANGE_GROUP),
ADD (DATABASE_OBJECT_CHANGE_GROUP),
ADD (SERVER_OBJECT_CHANGE_GROUP),
ADD (APPLICATION_ROLE_CHANGE_PASSWORD_GROUP),
ADD (SERVER_STATE_CHANGE_GROUP),
ADD (SERVER_OBJECT_OWNERSHIP_CHANGE_GROUP)
WITH (STATE = ON)
GO

--Create Audit specifics Server Level
CREATE SERVER AUDIT SPECIFICATION [ServerAuditSpecification-Login-Logout]
FOR SERVER AUDIT [Login-Logout-Audit]
ADD (FAILED_LOGIN_GROUP),
ADD (SUCCESSFUL_LOGIN_GROUP),
ADD (LOGOUT_GROUP)
WITH (STATE = ON)
GO


--Create Audit Specific Database Level
CREATE DATABASE AUDIT SPECIFICATION [DDL_changes_audit]
FOR SERVER AUDIT [DDL-Audit]
ADD (DATABASE_OBJECT_CHANGE_GROUP),
ADD (SCHEMA_OBJECT_CHANGE_GROUP)
WITH (STATE = ON)
GO

--Read from Audit Trace File
select * FROM sys.fn_get_audit_file('E:\Audit\DDL*',default,default)


--Disable Audit and Server Audit Specification
ALTER SERVER AUDIT [DDL-Audit] with (State = OFF)
ALTER SERVER AUDIT SPECIFICATION [ServerAuditSpecification-Login-Logout] with (State = OFF)


--Enable Audit and Server Audit Specification
ALTER SERVER AUDIT [DDL-Audit] with (State = ON)
ALTER SERVER AUDIT SPECIFICATION [ServerAuditSpecification-Login-Logout] with (State = ON)

Jobs on Server and detail information

IF EXISTS (SELECT *
FROM tempdb.dbo.sysobjects
WHERE id = OBJECT_ID(N'[tempdb].[dbo].[Temp1]')
)
DROP TABLE [tempdb].[dbo].[Temp1]
GO
CREATE TABLE [tempdb].[dbo].[Temp1]
(
job_id uniqueidentifier NOT NULL,
last_run_date nvarchar (20) NOT NULL,
last_run_time nvarchar (20) NOT NULL,
next_run_date nvarchar (20) NOT NULL,
next_run_time nvarchar (20) NOT NULL,
next_run_schedule_id INT NOT NULL,
requested_to_run INT NOT NULL,
request_source INT NOT NULL,
request_source_id sysname
COLLATE database_default NULL,
running INT NOT NULL,
current_step INT NOT NULL,
current_retry_attempt INT NOT NULL,
job_state INT NOT NULL)
DECLARE @job_owner sysname
DECLARE @is_sysadmin INT
SET @is_sysadmin = isnull (is_srvrolemember ('sysadmin'), 0)
SET @job_owner = suser_sname ()
INSERT INTO [tempdb].[dbo].[Temp1]

--EXECUTE sys.xp_sqlagent_enum_jobs @is_sysadmin, @job_owner
EXECUTE master.dbo.xp_sqlagent_enum_jobs @is_sysadmin, @job_owner
UPDATE [tempdb].[dbo].[Temp1]
SET last_run_time = right ('000000' + last_run_time, 6),
next_run_time = right ('000000' + next_run_time, 6);
-----
SELECT j.name AS JobName,
j.enabled AS Enabled,
CASE x.running
WHEN 1
THEN
'Running'
ELSE
CASE h.run_status
WHEN 2 THEN 'Inactive'
WHEN 4 THEN 'Inactive'
ELSE 'Completed'
END
END
AS CurrentStatus,
coalesce (x.current_step, 0) AS CurrentStepNbr,
CASE
WHEN x.last_run_date > 0
THEN
convert (datetime,
substring (x.last_run_date, 1, 4)
+ '-'
+ substring (x.last_run_date, 5, 2)
+ '-'
+ substring (x.last_run_date, 7, 2)
+ ' '
+ substring (x.last_run_time, 1, 2)
+ ':'
+ substring (x.last_run_time, 3, 2)
+ ':'
+ substring (x.last_run_time, 5, 2)
+ '.000',
121
)
ELSE
NULL
END
AS LastRunTime,
CASE h.run_status
WHEN 0 THEN 'Fail'
WHEN 1 THEN 'Success'
WHEN 2 THEN 'Retry'
WHEN 3 THEN 'Cancel'
WHEN 4 THEN 'In progress'
END
AS LastRunOutcome,
CASE
WHEN h.run_duration > 0
THEN
(h.run_duration / 1000000) * (3600 * 24)
+ (h.run_duration / 10000 % 100) * 3600
+ (h.run_duration / 100 % 100) * 60
+ (h.run_duration % 100)
ELSE
NULL
END
AS LastRunDuration
FROM [tempdb].[dbo].[Temp1] x
LEFT JOIN
msdb.dbo.sysjobs j
ON x.job_id = j.job_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN
msdb.dbo.syscategories c
ON j.category_id = c.category_id
LEFT OUTER JOIN
msdb.dbo.sysjobhistory h
ON x.job_id = h.job_id
AND x.last_run_date = h.run_date
AND x.last_run_time = h.run_time
AND h.step_id = 0
--where x.running = 1

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