USER Messages

https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/red_hat_enterprise_linux/7/html/security_guide/sec-understanding_audit_log_files

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USER Messages

Base Rule

System Audit Event

Other Audit

User Acct Message

Sub Rule

User Account Attribute Modified

Account Modified

User Start Message

Sub Rule

Session Started

Other Audit Success

User End Message

Sub Rule

Session Ended

Information

type

<vmid>

Text/String

Type of the record.

msg

<serialnumber>

Number

Records a time stamp and a unique ID of the record in the form audit(time_stamp:ID).

pid

<processid>

Number

Records the Process ID (PID).

uid

<login>

Number

Records the real user ID of the user who started the analyzed process.

auid

N/A

N/A

Records the Audit user ID.

ses

<session>

Number

Records the session ID of the session from which the analyzed process was invoked.

op

<action>

Text/String

Records the operation performed

grantors

N/A

N/A

Records the module or service granting, verifying, or revoking the credential.

acct

<account>

Text/String

Record the user account name under which the process was executed.

exe

<parentprocesspath>

Text/String

Records the path to the executable that was used to invoke the analyzed process.

hostname

<sname>

Text/String

Records the host name.

addr

<sip>

IP Address

Records the IPv4 or IPv6 address. This field usually follows a hostname field and contains the address the host name resolves to.

terminal

<sessiontype>

Text/String

Records the terminal name (without /dev/).

res

<result>

Text/String

Records the result of the operation that triggered the Audit event.