Symptoms
When you enable C2 audit mode in SQL Server 2017, you may notice that the SQL Server may shut down after it is restarted.
Cause
This issue occurs because C2 audit mode generates a duplicate file name when it tries to create an audit log file.
More Information
This fix adds an additional uniqueness qualifier to the audittrace name based on the rdtsc counter.
Example
Previous name: audittrace20180123102129_61.trc
New Name: audittrace2018012310212901234567890123456789_61.trc
Resolution
This issue is fixed in the following cumulative update for SQL Server:
Each new cumulative update for SQL Server contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous cumulative update. Check out the latest cumulative updates for SQL Server:
Status
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
References
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