AUDIT_LOG_ACCT_MESSAGE(3)

NAME
audit_log_acct_message - log a user account message

SYNOPSIS
#include <libaudit.h>

int audit_log_acct_message(int audit_fd, int type, const char *pgname, const char *op, const char *name, unsigned int id, const char *host, const char *addr, const char *tty, int result)

DESCRIPTION
This function will log a message to the audit system using a predefined message format. It should be used for all account manipulation operations. The function parameters are as follows:
audit_fd - The fd returned by audit_open
type - type of message: AUDIT_USER_CHAUTHTOK for changing any account attributes.
pgname - program's name, if NULL will attempt to figure out
op  -  operation. Ex: "adding-user", "changing-finger-info", "deleting-group". This value should have a dash or underscore between the words so that report parsers group them together.
name - user's account or group name. If not available use NULL.
id  -  uid or gid that the operation is being performed on. If the user is unknown, pass a -1 and fill in the name parameter. This is used only when user is NULL.
host - The hostname if known. If not available pass a NULL.
addr - The network address of the user. If not available pass a NULL.
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_user_comm_message(3), audit_log_user_avc_message(3), audit_log_semanage_message(3).

AUTHOR
Steve Grubb