From: LC Bruzenak <lenny@magitekltd.com>
To: Steve Grubb <sgrubb@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-audit@redhat.com
Subject: Re: audit_log_user_message question
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 13:06:01 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1211911561.6568.77.camel@homeserver> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200805271401.51319.sgrubb@redhat.com>
On Tue, 2008-05-27 at 14:01 -0400, Steve Grubb wrote:
> On Tuesday 27 May 2008 13:56:03 LC Bruzenak wrote:
> > In looking at the user application audit I'm wondering why there is a
> > "hostname" field there?
>
> So that apps like sshd can say where the user is coming from.
>
>
> > I understand the obvious answer but would think I'd trust the auditd or
> > audispd more than an application for the hostname answer, and those
> > would be consistent.
>
> That's a different hostname. :)
Right!
Sorry; I promise I'll get it one of these days.
>
> The hostname field as used in audit_log_user_message would be a remote machine
> name and not the local address. Many apps do not need this field and should
> pass NULL if unused.
>
> -Steve
Thanks again,
LCB.
--
LC (Lenny) Bruzenak
lenny@magitekltd.com
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2008-05-27 17:56 audit_log_user_message question LC Bruzenak
2008-05-27 17:59 ` LC Bruzenak
2008-05-27 18:01 ` Steve Grubb
2008-05-27 18:06 ` LC Bruzenak [this message]
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