# \[BUG\] Tag writes that weren't permitted to write due to user permissions still get recorded in audit log

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**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** perspective\
**Created:** [July 23, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-tag-writes-that-werent-permitted-to-write-due-to-user-permissions-still-get-recorded-in-audit-log/108803 "2025-07-23T02:40:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/bug-tag-writes-that-werent-permitted-to-write-due-to-user-permissions-still-get-recorded-in-audit-log/108803/15 "2026-03-17T19:45:05Z")

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> [@Chris\_Bingham](#):
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> resembles the functionality of `skipAudit` arg on the [system.db.runPrepUpdate](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.1/appendix/scripting-functions/system-db/system-db-runPrepUpdate) function

_Psssssst! Not implemented!_

> [@Automation Professionals' Integration Toolkit Module](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/automation-professionals-integration-toolkit-module/74934/90):
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> In the RPC message, it's just adding a boolean true for the skipAudit arg on the outgoing Message, which is parsed in the RPC handling (com.inductiveautomation.ignition.gateway.servlets.gateway.functions.AbstractUpdateQuery). On the gateway, skipAudit is a no-op (the call is simply never audited), as far as I can tell.

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