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audit_log_user_avc_message - log a user avc message

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NAME

audit_log_user_avc_message − log a user avc message

SYNOPSIS

#include <libaudit.h>

int audit_log_user_avc_message(intaudit_fd,int"type,constchar*"message,constchar*"hostname,constchar*"addr,constchar*"tty,uid_t"auid);"

DESCRIPTION

This function will log a message to the audit system using a predefined message format. This function should be used by all apps that are SE Linux object managers. The function parameters are as follows:

audit_fd - The fd returned by audit_open
type
- type of message, ex: AUDIT_USER_AVC
message
- the message being sent
hostname
- the hostname if known
addr
- The network address of the user
tty
- The tty of the user, if NULL will attempt to figure out
auid
- The auid of the person related to the avc message

These values should correspond to who the message is about.

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_comm_message(3), audit_log_semanage_message(3).

AUTHOR

Steve Grubb


Updated 2026-06-01 - jenkler.se | uex.se