AUDIT_LOG_USER_COMM_MESSAGE

Section: Linux Audit API (3)
Updated: July 2016
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NAME

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.

AUTHOR

Steve Grubb