audit_log_semanage_message(3)

audit_log_semanage_message3

Log a semanage message

Usage

#include <libaudit.h>

int audit_log_semanage_message(int audit_fd, int type, const char *pgname, const char *op, const char *name, unsigned int id, const char *new_seuser, const char *new_role, const char *new_range, const char *old_seuser, const char *old_role, const char *old_range, const char *host, const char *addr, const char *tty, int result);

Overview

This function will log a message to the audit system using a predefined message format. It should be used for all SE Linux user and role manipulation operations. The function parameters are as follows:

audit_fd - The fd returned by audit_open
type - type of message: AUDIT_ROLE_ASSIGN/REMOVE for changing any SE Linux user or role attributes.
pgname - program's name
op  -  operation. "adding-user", "adding-role", "deleting-user", "deleting-role"
name - user's account. If not available use NULL.
id  -  uid that the operation is being performed on. This is used only when name is NULL.
new_seuser - the new seuser that the login user is getting
new_role - the new_role that the login user is getting
new_range - the new mls range that the login user is getting
old_seuser - the old seuser that the login usr had
old_role - the old role that the login user had
old_range - the old mls range that the login usr had
host - The hostname if known
addr - The network address of the user
tty  - The tty of the user
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.

Releases

7 releases since Debian 8 (Jessie); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 8–11
  2. 12–13
  3. Arch

Author

Steve Grubb

From audit 4.2.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.