to enable the global logging feature you must execute this command as query inside database:

SET GLOBAL general_log = 'on'

Enable Advanced Audit

Inside the DB you must execute these commands as query inside database in order to enable the full audit feature:

INSTALL SONAME 'server_audit';
SET GLOBAL server_audit_logging=ON;
SET GLOBAL server_audit_events = 'CONNECT,QUERY,TABLE';
SET GLOBAL server_audit_output_type = 'SYSLOG';

This will enable the correct plugin to record the advanced MariaDB audit

Check Configuration Audit

To check the correct application of the configuration, you can execute this query:

SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES LIKE 'server_audit%';

Disable Audit

In case you need to disable the audit of the logs, you need to execute this command:

UNINSTALL SONAME 'server_audit';

Official Documentation Reference

• Installation: MariaDB Audit Plugin – Installation
• Configuration: MariaDB Audit Plugin – Configuration
• Log Settings: MariaDB Audit Plugin – Log Settings