NAME
getaudid() — get the audit ID (aid) for the current process
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/audit.h>
int getaudid(void);
Remarks
This function is provided purely for backward compatibility.
HP recommends that new applications use
getauduser()
instead.
See
getauduser(3).
DESCRIPTION
getaudid()
returns the audit ID
(aid)
for the current process.
This call is restricted to users 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 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, the audit
ID
is returned; otherwise, a
-1
is returned.
ERRORS
getaudid()
fails if the following is true:
- EPERM
The caller does not have the
SELFAUDIT
privilege.
AUTHOR
getaudid()
was developed by HP.
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