NAME

       audit_log_user_message - log a general user message

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libaudit.h>

       int  audit_log_user_message(int  audit_fd,  int  type,  const  char  *message,  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 ELF console apps that do not manipulate accounts or
       groups. If the application is written in Python  or  another  interpreter,  then  use  the
       audit_log_user_comm_message function instead. 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
       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_comm_message(3),  audit_log_acct_message(3), audit_log_user_avc_message(3),
       audit_log_semanage_message(3).

AUTHOR

       Steve Grubb