SYSAUDIT is focused on monitoring privileged operations, especially those by SYS users.
AUDIT_ADMIN is about controlling the audit system itself—setting policies, managing audit data, and configuring audit behavior.
If you’re setting up auditing in Oracle 23ai, you’d typically assign AUDIT_ADMIN to DBAs responsible for audit policy management, while SYSAUDIT is more about ensuring oversight of sensitive operations.
When to Use Each Role
- Use SYSAUDIT when you need to track what SYS or SYSDBA users are doing, especially for compliance or forensic purposes.
- Use AUDIT_ADMIN when you need to set up or manage auditing policies, such as enabling auditing for specific actions (e.g.,
AUDIT SELECT ON sensitive_table) or managing Unified Auditing policies using the AUDIT command.
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