get_auditfail_action(3) — Linux manual page

GET_AUDITFAIL_ACTION(3) Linux Programmer's ManualGET_AUDITFAIL_ACTION(3)

NAME

       get_auditfail_action - Get failure_action tunable value

SYNOPSIS

       #include <libaudit.h>

       int get_auditfail_action(auditfail_t *failmode);

DESCRIPTION

       This  function  gets  the  failure_action tunable value stored in
       /etc/libaudit.conf. get_auditfail_action should be  called  after
       an  audit_open call returns an error to see what action the admin
       prefers.

       The failure_action value found in  /etc/libaudit.conf  is  copied
       into  the  failmode  argument  upon  function return.  This value
       should then be used by the calling application to determine  what
       action should be taken when the audit subsystem is unavailable.

RETURN VALUE

       Upon  success,  get_auditfail_action  returns  a  zero,  and  the
       failmode argument will hold the failure_action value.  The possi‐
       ble values for failure_action are: FAIL_IGNORE (0), FAIL_LOG (1),
       and FAIL_TERMINATE (2). Upon  failure,  get_auditfail_action  re‐
       turns a return code of one.

ERRORS

       An  error  is  returned  if there is an error reading /etc/libau‐
       dit.conf or if the failure_action tunable is  not  found  in  the
       file.

EXAMPLES

              /* Sample code */
              auditfail_t failmode;

              if ((fd = audit_open() ) < 0 ) {
                   fprintf (stderr, "Cannot open netlink audit socket");

                   /* Get the failure_action */
                   if ((rc = get_auditfail_action(&failmode)) == 0) {
                       if (failmode == FAIL_LOG)
                            fprintf  (stderr,  "Audit subsystem unavail‐
       able");
                       else if (failmode == FAIL_TERMINATE)
                            exit (1);
                       /* If failmode == FAIL_IGNORE, do nothing */
                   }
              }

SEE ALSO

       audit_open(3), auditd(8).

AUTHOR

       Lisa M. Smith.

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