Patent ID: 7761405
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for managing a directory server, the method comprising: receiving, by a log management module in the directory server, a request to operate on an entry in the directory server; operating on the entry by a log management module in the directory server; storing, by a log management module in the directory server, information of the operation in a single log attribute of the entry, wherein the information of the operation further comprises a time of the operation, a method of the operation, an identity of the origin of the request, a value of an attribute of the entry prior to the operation, a value of an attribute of the entry after the operation, and a history of all prior values of the attributes of the entry; and retrieving, by a processor of the directory server, a history of changes to the entry without performing a script to parse a main audit log of the directory server.