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HP-UX System Administrator's Guide: Security Management: HP-UX 11i Version 3 > Chapter 10 Audit Administration

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The auditing feature of HP-UX 11i contains configuration files, commands, and manpages. These are listed in the following sections.

Commands

Table 10-1 contains a brief description of each auditing command.

Table 10-1 Audit Commands

Command

Description

audeventChanges or displays event or system call status.
audispDisplays the audit records.
audomonSets the audit file monitoring and size parameters.
audsysStarts and stops auditing; sets and displays audit file or directory information.
userdbsetSelects users to be audited by specifying the AUDIT_FLAG=1 option.

 

Audit Configuration Files

Table 10-2 contains a brief description of each configuration file associated with the audit feature.

Table 10-2 Audit Configuration Files

File

Description

/etc/audit/audit.confFile containing pre-defined event classification information.
/etc/audit/auditr_site.confFile containing site-specific event classification information.
/etc/default/securityFile containing system-wide auditing defaults.
/var/adm/userdbDatabase containing per-user audit information.
/etc/rc.config.d/auditingFile containing configuration information directing audit to start at system reboot.

 

Audit Manpages

Table 10-3 contains a brief description of each manpage associated with the auditing feature.

Table 10-3 Audit Manpages

Manpage

Description

audevent(1M)Describes audevent functionality and syntax.
audisp(1M)Describes audisp functionality and syntax.
audomon(1M)Describes audomon functionality and syntax.
audsys(1M)Describes audsys functionality and syntax.
userdbset(1M)Describes userdbset functionality and syntax.
audit.conf(4)Describes the /etc/audit/audit.conf file.
audit(5)Gives introductory information about HP-UX auditing.

 

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