audit_log_user_comm_message (3) Linux Manual Page

audit_log_user_comm_message – log a user message from a console app

Synopsis

#include <libaudit.h>

int audit_log_user_comm_message(int audit_fd, int type, const char *message, const char *comm, const char *hostname, const char *addr, const char *tty, int result)

Description

This function will log a message to the audit system using a predefined message format. This function should be used by all non-ELF console apps that do not manipulate accounts, groups, or need to log execution of a script. An example would be a Python script recording an event. The function parameters are as follows:

audit_fd – The fd returned by audit_open

type – type of message, ex: AUDIT_USYS_CONFIG, AUDIT_USER_LOGIN

message – the message text being sent

comm – the program command line name, NULL if unknown

hostname – the hostname if known, NULL if unknown

addr – The network address of the user, NULL if unknown

tty – The tty of the user, if NULL will attempt to figure out

result – 1 is "success" and 0 is "failed"

Return Value

It returns the sequence number which is > 0 on success or <= 0 on error.

Errors

This function returns -1 on failure. Examine errno for more info.

See Also

audit_log_user_message(3), audit_log_acct_message(3), audit_log_user_avc_message(3), audit_log_semanage_message(3).

Author

Steve Grubb