get_auditfail_action(3) — Linux manual page

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

NAME         top

       get_auditfail_action - Get failure_action tunable value

SYNOPSIS         top

       #include <libaudit.h>

       int get_auditfail_action(auditfail_t *failmode);

DESCRIPTION         top

       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 in‐
       to  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         top

       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 returns
       a return code of one.

ERRORS         top

       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         top

              /* 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         top

       audit_open(3), auditd(8).

AUTHOR         top

       Lisa M. Smith.

COLOPHON         top

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