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.

SEE ALSO

       audit_log_user_message(3),            audit_log_acct_message(3),           audit_log_user_avc_message(3),
       audit_log_semanage_message(3).

AUTHOR

       Steve Grubb