Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/filter/AuditLogFilter.java
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diff -u -r94a1023cbda3eab32ccba7c3f94c729bb0a32b28 -r3db824f7e69ecba2b1e53b1060cf849cfe23ae9c
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/filter/AuditLogFilter.java	(.../AuditLogFilter.java)	(revision 94a1023cbda3eab32ccba7c3f94c729bb0a32b28)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/filter/AuditLogFilter.java	(.../AuditLogFilter.java)	(revision 3db824f7e69ecba2b1e53b1060cf849cfe23ae9c)
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpSession;
 
+import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.usermanagement.dto.UserDTO;
 import org.lamsfoundation.lams.web.session.SessionManager;
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@
 
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(AuditLogFilter.class);
 
+    private static final String instanceName = StringUtils.isBlank(SessionManager.getJvmRoute()) ? "unknown host"
+	    : SessionManager.getJvmRoute();
+
     // paths that have more accurate logs built in business logic
     // or just need to be ignored
     private static final Set<String> IGNORED_PATHS = Set.of("/lams/admin/userorgsave.do",
@@ -84,12 +88,12 @@
     }
 
     public static final void log(Integer userId, String userName, CharSequence message) {
-	StringBuilder logMessageBuilder = new StringBuilder();
+	StringBuilder logMessageBuilder = new StringBuilder("At \"").append(instanceName).append("\" ");
 
 	if (userId == null) {
-	    logMessageBuilder.append("Unauthenticated user ");
+	    logMessageBuilder.append("unauthenticated user ");
 	} else {
-	    logMessageBuilder.append("\"").append(userName).append("\" (").append(userId).append(") ");
+	    logMessageBuilder.append("user \"").append(userName).append("\" (").append(userId).append(") ");
 	}
 	logMessageBuilder.append(message);