KB4052125 - FIX: Audit Log for ROLLBACK TRANSACTION event is not available in SQL Server 2016

Applies To
SQL Server 2016 Developer - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Enterprise - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Enterprise Core - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Standard - duplicate (do not use) SQL Server 2016 Service Pack 1

Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You enable the Transaction_Group audit of Server Level Audit Action Group in Microsoft SQL Server 2016.
  • Before the transaction is complete, if you rollback the transaction, you may notice that the ROLLBACK TRANSACTION event is not shown in the audit log.
  • However, the TRANSACTION BEGIN and TRANSACTION COMMIT events are shown in the audit log.

Resolution

This issue is fixed in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:

Cumulative Update 6 for SQL Server 2016 SP1

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Latest cumulative update for SQL Server 2016

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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