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Manual deletion shares the same underlying mechanism with auto deletion. The only difference is that it is triggered manually. To delete the audit log use the following CLI:
Deccan-1# isi audit logs delete --before=2020-09-09
You are going to delete the audit logs before 2020-09-09.
Are you sure you want to do this?? (yes/[no]): yes
The purging request has been triggered.
`isi audit logs check` can be used to monitor the process.
To monitor the deletion process, use the following CLI:
Deccan-1# isi audit logs check
Purging Status:
Using Before Value: 2020-09-08
Currently Manual Purging Status: COMPLETED