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sia_log(3)
NAME
  sia_log - Log events and errors - SIA (Security Integration Architecture)

SYNOPSIS
  #include <siad.h>

  int sia_log(
	  u_int loglevel,
	  char	*siafmt,
	  ... );

LIBRARY
  Standard C library (libc.so and libc.a)

PARAMETERS
  loglevel
      There are three types of log messages:   SIALOGEVENT - Log an event
      (not an error or problem)	  SIALOGERROR - Log an error or problem (not
      too serious) SIALOGALERT - Log a serious problem (SIA is SERIOUSLY ILL)

  siafmt
      Printer format suitable for the vfprint routine. (One of the SIA
      message formats in sia.h.)

  ... The list of additional strings to be printed in the log, if any.

DESCRIPTION
  The sia_log() routine logs events and error messages into the sialog file.
  Each entry is time and PID stamped to track when and who was making the log
  entry.

  The sia_log() routine appends to an existing log file. If the log file does
  not exist, it is not created (no error is returned).	The sialog file is
  intended for debugging possible SIA problems. Use the audit subsystem for
  normal auditing and logging.

RETURN VALUES
  The sia_log() routine returns SIASUCCESS or SIAFAIL.

ERRORS
  The errno value is not normally set explicitly by sia_* routines. The errno
  values are those returned from the dynamic loader interface, from dependent
  (siad_*) routines, from malloc, from stdio routines such as fopen and
  vfprintf, or local routines such as catopen. Possible errors include
  resource constraints (no memory) and various authentication failures.

FILES
  /var/adm/sialog

SEE ALSO
  sia_audit(3), sialog(4)

  Security

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