Audit Permission changes in a Site Collection

By default security changes are not audited. To enable auditing in SharePoint 2007:

1. Select Site Actions + Site Settings + Modify All Site Settings at the site collection root site.
2. Click the Site collection audit settings link.
3. Select the Editing users and permissions option:

Once turned on, changes to permissions on sites, lists and items will be audited. To view the audit log:

1. Click the Audit log reports link on the “Site Settings” page for the site collection.
2. Click the Security Settings link:

This will open the audit log in an Excel spreadsheet. The following example shows a summary showing a single security change resulting from a breaking of permission inheritance:

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By default security changes are not audited. To enable auditing in SharePoint 2010:

1. Select Site Actions + Site Settings at the site collection root site.
2. Click the Site collection audit settings link under Site Collection Administration.
3. Select the Editing users and permissions option:

Once turned on, changes to permissions on sites, lists and items will be audited. To view the audit log:

1. Click the Audit log reports link on the “Site Settings” page for the site collection.
2. Click the Security Settings link:

     3. Select the File Save Location to save the Excel sheet.

This will open the audit log in an Excel spreadsheet. The following example shows a summary showing a single security change resulting from a breaking of permission inheritance: