SSH Reference Manual
Arguments 
 format 
A number is used to represent a bit mask that controls the format. Following are the values and their 
corresponding format: 
bit 1 (decimal 1):  Date 
bit 2 (decimal 2):  header (log messages a pre-fixed with "[log]") 
bit 3 (decimal 4):  Time 
bit 4 (decimal 8):  Milliseconds 
bit 5 (decimal 16):  Process name 
bit 7 (decimal 64)  Log level of message 
Default 
The default audit log format is 21 (date, time, process name). 
Example 
Display date, time, and milliseconds only: 
AUDITFORMAT 13 
Display date and time only: 
AUDITFORMAT 5 
See also 
•  AUDITCONSOLE, AUDITEMS, AUDITFILE, AUDITFORMATCONSOLE, AUDITFORMATEMS
 and 
AUDITFORMATFILE 
•  "Audit Messages" in the chapter entitled "Monitoring and Auditing" 
AUDITFORMATCONSOLE 
Use this parameter to control the format of the audit messages that are written to the console. 
Parameter Syntax 
AUDITFORMATCONSOLE format 
Arguments 
 format 
A number is used to represent a bit mask that controls the format. Following are the values and their 
corresponding format: 
Bit 1 (decimal 1)  Date 
Bit 2 (decimal 2)  Header (log messages a pre-fixed with "[log]") 
Bit 3 (decimal 4)  Time 
Bit 4 (decimal 8)  Milliseconds 
Bit 5 (decimal 16)  Process ID (name or PIN) 
Bit 7 (decimal 64)  Log level of message 
Default 
The default audit format is 21 (date, time, process name). 
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