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 console apps that do not manipulate accounts or groups. 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

Red Hat                                             Oct 2006                           AUDIT_LOG_USER_MESSAGE(3)