Customizing the audit facility for FM/Db2

FM/Db2 can write audit log records to either SMF or an audit log data set.

If auditing is not required, you should:

  • Set AUDIT=NONE in the FMN2SSDM macro specification of the FMN2POPT module. There is one FMN2SSDM specification for each Db2® system accessed by FM/Db2. Specify AUDIT=NONE for each FMN2SSDM specification where auditing is not required.

    See AUDIT for more information.

  • Set SMFNO=0 in the FMN0POPI macro specification of the FMN2POPT module. See SMFNO for more information.

You can skip the customization described in the rest of this chapter.

File Manager provides two different methods (FMN2POPT-controlled and SAF-controlled audit) for controlling whether audit records are written for FM/Db2. These are described in detail in Alternatives for controlling FM/Db2 auditing.

Use the checklist to determine the customization required for File Manager Db2® audit facility.

Table 1. Checklist for customizing FM/Db2 auditing. This table lists choices and decisions.

A two column table showing choices and the user's decision.
Audit customization choice Decision (Yes|No|Not applicable)
1. Control auditing using the FMN2POPT options module
2. Control auditing using SAF rules and a member in SYS1.PARMLIB
3. Control auditing using SAF rules, without any changes to SYS1.PARMLIB
4. Audit records are to be written to a data set
5. Audit records are to be written to SMF

For choices 1 to 3, you should answer YES for one choice only. Mark the other two choices as 'Not applicable'.

If you answer YES for choice 1, you can answer YES for one of choices 4 and 5. Mark the other choice as 'Not applicable'.

If you answer YES for choices 2 or 3, you can answer YES for one or both of choices 4 and 5. If you answer YES for both choices you are implementing dual-logging, which is only available with SAF-controlled auditing.

Once you have completed the checklist, use the table below to identify the customization that is required for each customization choice. Only complete the customization if your decision was YES in the checklist.

Table 2. Customization steps for audit customization choices. This table lists choices and related actions.

A two column table showing choices and the associated action.
Customization choice Sections to complete
1. Control auditing using the FMN2POPT options module
2. Control auditing using SAF rules and a member in SYS1.PARMLIB
3. Control auditing using SAF rules, without any changes to SYS1.PARMLIB
4. Audit records are to be written to a data set
5. Audit records are to be written to SMF