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audit(7)


NAME

  audit - audit log interface


DESCRIPTION

  This is a special character device that provides an interface for the audit
  daemon process, /usr/sbin/auditd, to the kernel audit buffers.  /dev is now
  a context dependent symbolic link (CDSL) to /cluster/members/{member}/dev.


RESTRICTIONS

  This device should be readable only by root, to protect access by nonsystem
  processes.  The major number assigned to this device must correlate with
  the corresponding major number designation in the system kernel.


FILES

  /dev/audit


RELATED INFORMATION

  /MAKEDEV(8), auditd(8)

  Security

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