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AUDIT_LOG_USER_COMMAND(3) Linux Audit APIAUDIT_LOG_USER_COMMAND(3)audit_log_user_command - log a user command
#include <libaudit.h>intaudit_log_user_command(intaudit_fd,int"type,constchar*"command,constchar*"tty,int"result);"
This function will log a command to the audit system using a predefined message format. It encodes the command as the audit system expects for untrusted strings. This function should be used by all apps need to record commands. The function parameters are as follows:audit_fd - The fd returned by audit_opentype - type of message, ex: AUDIT_USYS_CONFIG, AUDIT_USER_LOGINcommand - the command being loggedtty - The tty of the user, if NULL will attempt to figure outresult - 1 is "success" and 0 is "failed"
It returns the sequence number which is > 0 on success or <= 0 on error.
This function returns -1 on failure. Examine errno for more info.
audit_log_user_message(3),audit_log_user_comm_message(3),audit_log_acct_message(3),audit_log_user_avc_message(3),audit_log_semanage_message(3).
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