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Log4J settings can be added in a file tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/audit-log4j2.properties (you could copy ./tomcat/shared/classes/alfresco/extension/custom-log4j2.properties.sample and remove the .sample, or create the file from scratch).

To see what information is available to audit, enable the following logging:

logger.alfresco-repo-audit-inbound.name=org.alfresco.repo.audit.inbound
logger.alfresco-repo-audit-inbound.level=debug

This would generate logging (in alfresco.log) such as:

15:55:26,590 User:admin DEBUG [repo.audit.inbound]
Inbound audit values:
    /alfresco-node/beforeDeleteNode/node=workspace://SpacesStore/c4728f24-4a11-40f7-9062-315edf959d79
15:55:26,748 User:admin DEBUG [repo.audit.inbound]
Inbound audit values:
    /alfresco-api/post/NodeService/deleteNode/no-error=null
    /alfresco-api/post/NodeService/deleteNode/args/nodeRef=workspace://SpacesStore/c4728f24-4a11-40f7-9062-315edf959d79

Example from copying a file:

Inbound audit values:
    /alfresco-access/transaction/type=cm:content
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/cm:content=contentUrl=store://2015/12/7/16/30/b1bbb8ce-5d5f-47dc-be1d-1fa1542b2b60.bin|mimetype=application/pdf|size=381778|encoding=UTF-8|\
locale=en_US_|id=267
    /alfresco-access/transaction/path=/app:company_home/st:sites/cm:swsdp/cm:documentLibrary/cm:Agency Files/cm:Contracts/cm:Copy of Project Contract.pdf
    /alfresco-access/transaction/action=COPY
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/cm:name=Copy of Project Contract.pdf
    /alfresco-access/transaction/sub-actions=createNode createContent updateNodeProperties addNodeAspect copyNode createVersion
    /alfresco-access/transaction/copy/from/node=workspace://SpacesStore/1a0b110f-1e09-4ca2-b367-fe25e4964a4e
    /alfresco-access/transaction/aspects/add/cm:copiedfrom=null
    /alfresco-access/transaction/aspects/add/cm:titled=null
    /alfresco-access/transaction/version-properties/versionType=MAJOR
    /alfresco-access/transaction/version-properties={versionType=MAJOR}
    /alfresco-access/transaction/node=workspace://SpacesStore/6dd0021c-1e36-461c-9451-7e5ebfba00a1
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/cm:creator=admin
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/sys:store-identifier=SpacesStore
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/cm:modified=Tue Dec 15 12:42:54 GMT 2015
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/sys:locale=en_GB
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/sys:store-protocol=workspace
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/cm:autoVersion=true
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/cm:autoVersionOnUpdateProps=false
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/cm:modifier=admin
    /alfresco-access/transaction/copy/from/path=/app:company_home/st:sites/cm:swsdp/cm:documentLibrary/cm:Agency Files/cm:Contracts/cm:Project Contract.pdf
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/cm:author=Alice Beecher
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/cm:initialVersion=true
    /alfresco-access/transaction/aspects/add/cm:versionable=null
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/sys:node-dbid=881
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add={
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}autoVersionOnUpdateProps=false,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}created=Tue Dec 15 1 2:42:54 GMT 2015,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}title={en_US=Project Contract for Green Energy},
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}description={en_US=Contract for the Green Energy project},
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}creator=admin,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}node-uuid=6dd0021c-1e36-461c-9451-7e5ebfba00a1,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}name=Copy of Project Contract.pdf,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}store-protocol=workspace,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}content=contentUrl=store://2015/12/7/16/30/b1bbb8ce-5d5f-47dc-be1d-1fa1542b2b60.bin|mimetype=application/pdf|size=381778|encoding=UTF-8|locale=en_US_|id=267,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}store-identifier=SpacesStore,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}node-dbid=881,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0}locale=en_GB,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}versionLabel=1.0,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}modifier=admin,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}modified=Tue Dec 15 12:42:54 GMT 2015,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}autoVersion=true,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}initialVersion=true,
        {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}author=Alice Beecher
    }
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/cm:description={en_US=Contract for the Green Energy project}
    /alfresco-access/transaction/aspects/add/cm:author=null
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/cm:versionLabel=1.0
    /alfresco-access/transaction/copy/from/type=cm:content
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/sys:node-uuid=6dd0021c-1e36-461c-9451-7e5ebfba00a1
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/cm:created=Tue Dec 15 12:42:54 GMT 2015
    /alfresco-access/transaction/properties/add/cm:title={en_US=Project Contract for Green Energy}
    /alfresco-access/transaction/user=admin
    /alfresco-access/transaction/aspects/add=[{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}versionable, {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}copiedfrom, {http://www.alfresco.org/model\
/content/1.0}author, {http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}titled]

To see which data is being produced, rejected or recorded, switch DEBUG for:

logger.alfresco-repo-audit-AuditComponentImpl.name=org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl
logger.alfresco-repo-audit-AuditComponentImpl.level=debug

This will result in entries such as:

2015-12-15 12:50:39,476 DEBUG [org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl] [http-bio-8080-exec-8]
Extracted audit data:
    Application:    AuditApplication[ name=AuditExampleLogin1, id=4, disabledPathsId=3317]
    Values:
        /auditexamplelogin1/loginAsGuest/args=null
        /auditexamplelogin1/loginAsGuest/no-error=null

    New Data:

2015-12-15 12:50:39,476 DEBUG [org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl] [http-bio-8080-exec-8]
Nothing audited:
    Application ID: 4
    Entry ID:       null
    Values:
        /auditexamplelogin1/loginAsGuest/args=null
        /auditexamplelogin1/loginAsGuest/no-error=null

2015-12-15 12:50:41,092 DEBUG [org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl] [http-bio-8080-exec-9]
New audit entry:
    Application ID: 6
    Entry ID:       127
    Values:
        /alfresco-access/login=null
        /alfresco-access/loginUser=admin

    Audit Data:
        /alfresco-access/login/user=admin

2015-12-15 12:50:41,095 DEBUG [org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl] [http-bio-8080-exec-9]
Extracted audit data:
    Application:    AuditApplication[ name=AuditExampleLogin2, id=5, disabledPathsId=3318]
    Values:
        /auditexamplelogin2/login=null

    New Data:

2015-12-15 12:50:41,100 DEBUG [org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl] [http-bio-8080-exec-9]
New audit entry:
    Application ID: 5
    Entry ID:       128
    Values:
        /auditexamplelogin2/login=null

    Audit Data:
        /auditexamplelogin2/login/user=Administrator
...

2015-12-15 12:50:49,724 DEBUG [org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl] [http-bio-8080-exec-2]
Extracted audit data:
    Application:    AuditApplication[ name=alfresco-access, id=6, disabledPathsId=3431]
    Values:
        /alfresco-access/transaction/sub-actions=readContent
        /alfresco-access/transaction/action=READ
        /alfresco-access/transaction/node=workspace://SpacesStore/50574108-d6a1-4b5c-9378-c14b696787a7
        /alfresco-access/transaction/type=cm:thumbnail
        /alfresco-access/transaction/path=/app:company_home/st:sites/cm:swsdp/cm:documentLibrary/cm:Agency Files/cm:Contracts/cm:Copy of Project Contract.pdf/cm:doclib
        /alfresco-access/transaction/user=admin

    New Data:
        /alfresco-access/transaction/sub-actions=readContent
        /alfresco-access/transaction/action=READ
        /alfresco-access/transaction/type=cm:thumbnail
        /alfresco-access/transaction/user=admin
        /alfresco-access/transaction/path=/app:company_home/st:sites/cm:swsdp/cm:documentLibrary/cm:Agency Files/cm:Contracts/cm:Copy of Project Contract.pdf/cm:doclib

...

2015-12-15 12:50:49,739 DEBUG [org.alfresco.repo.audit.AuditComponentImpl] [http-bio-8080-exec-2]
New audit entry:
    Application ID: 6
    Entry ID:       130
    Values:
        /alfresco-access/transaction/sub-actions=readContent
        /alfresco-access/transaction/action=READ
        /alfresco-access/transaction/node=workspace://SpacesStore/50574108-d6a1-4b5c-9378-c14b696787a7
        /alfresco-access/transaction/type=cm:thumbnail
        /alfresco-access/transaction/path=/app:company_home/st:sites/cm:swsdp/cm:documentLibrary/cm:Agency Files/cm:Contracts/cm:Copy of Project Contract.pdf/cm:doclib
        /alfresco-access/transaction/user=admin

    Audit Data:
        /alfresco-access/transaction/sub-actions=readContent
        /alfresco-access/transaction/action=READ
        /alfresco-access/transaction/type=cm:thumbnail
        /alfresco-access/transaction/user=admin
        /alfresco-access/transaction/path=/app:company_home/st:sites/cm:swsdp/cm:documentLibrary/cm:Agency Files/cm:Contracts/cm:Copy of Project Contract.pdf/cm:doclib

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