NAME
setaudid() — set the audit ID (aid) for the current process
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/audit.h>
int setaudid(aid_t audid);
Remarks
This function is provided purely for backward compatibility.
HP recommends that new applications use
setauduser()
instead.
See
setauduser(3).
DESCRIPTION
setaudid()
sets the audit
ID
(aid)
in the audit tag for the current process.
This call is restricted to a user with the
SELFAUDIT
privilege.
Security Restrictions
Some or all of the actions associated with this system call require the
SELFAUDIT
privilege.
Processes owned by the superuser will have this privilege.
Processes owned by other users may have this privilege, depending on system
configuration.
See
privileges(5)
for more information about privileged access on systems that support
fine-grained privileges.
RETURN VALUE
Upon successful completion,
setaudid()
returns a value of 0; otherwise, it returns -1 and sets
errno
to indicate the error.
ERRORS
setaudid()
fails if any of the following conditions are encountered:
- EPERM
The caller is not a user with the
SEFLAUDIT
privilege.
- EINVAL
The audit ID
(audid)
is invalid.
AUTHOR
setaudid()
was developed by HP.
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