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auditmask(8)
NAME
auditmask - Gets or sets audit masks
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/auditmask [flags] [event[:succeed:fail]] [-e,E file [args...]]
[<event_list]
OPTIONS
-a audit_id
Sets the audit mask for all processes that have the specified audit ID
(audit_id). By specifying the audit ID of a user, all processes with
the specified audit ID are audited. The event list specified on the
command line becomes the audit mask for the target processes. Note
that the new events are combined with the current events for the target
process.
-cluster
Executes auditmask on each active member of the cluster. Any files
specified must be visable to all members in the cluster. Process-
specific commands are not supported across the cluster. Entering
auditmask -cluster prints out each cluster member's audit mask. The
following auditmask options are supported with the -cluster option and
work as follows:
-a Has valid meaning only for a cluster member that the user is
currently logged into.
-c Not valid if -p is used.
-f With a specified process -f is not supported with -cluster. Without
a specified process, -f is supported.
-h Supported.
-n With a specified procces -n is not supported with -cluster. Without
a specified procces -n works as usual across each cluster member.
-s Works as usual across each cluster member.
The following auditmask options are not supported with the -cluster
option: -e, -E, -p, -q, -Q, -x, -X, -y-Y.
-c control_flag
Sets the value of the audit control flags for the target audit
processes. The -coption can be used only in conjunction with the -a,
-e, -E, or -p options. The audit control flag strings are as follows:
or An audit record is generated if either the system audit mask or
the process audit mask indicates such an event should be
audited.
and An audit record is generated if both the system audit mask and
the process audit mask indicate such an event should be
audited.
off No audit records are generated for the current process.
usr An audit record gets generated if the process audit mask
indicates such an event should be audited.
syscall_off
Turns off or on all system call auditing for the selected
process (or group of processes if based on login user).
habitat_usr
Include the habitat audit events as described in the
/etc/sec/audit_events file.
-E file [args...]
Executes the file and audits all system calls and trusted events. The
args parameters are the arguments associated with the program file.
This option is useful for debugging.
-e file [args...]
Executes the file and audits under a specified audit mask. The args
parameters are the arguments associated with the program file. For
example, auditmask open -e test_prog foo
-f If a process is specified, sets that process' audit mask to all events;
otherwise, sets the system audit mask to all events.
-h Displays a brief help message.
-n If a process is specified, clears that process' audit mask; otherwise,
clears the system audit mask.
-p pid [event[:succeed:fail]]
When one or more events are provided, sets the audit mask for a single
process specified by pid and events. The event list specified on the
command line modifies the settings for those events in the current
audit mask of the specified process. If only -p pid is specified, the
events being audited for the specified pid and the audcntl flag are
returned. The -p option is used to check a suspicious process in real
time.
-q filename
Query status of file filename for object selection/deselection.
-Q filelist
Query status of files in filelist relevant to object
selection/deselection.
-s audstyle
Sets the audit style characteristics of the audit subsystem as follows:
exec_argp
Enables the auditing of the argument list to an execv or execve
system call.
exec_envp
Enables the auditing of the environment strings to an execv or
execve system call.
cmd_name
Enables recording the command name in each audit record. The
command name is the same name as that used in the accounting
records. This is the last component of the invoked pathname,
and is restricted to a maximum of 16 characters.
login_uname
Enables the auditing of the user name in failed login attempts
when the user name is not recognized. (If the account name for
a failed access attempt is recognized, an entry is always
generated in the audit log.)
obj_sel Enable object selection mode.
Specifying -c obj_sel or -c obj_sel:1 enables the object
selection mode. Specifying -c obj_sel:0 disables the object
selection mode.
The object selection mode provides the ability to specify a set
of files for which selected events get audited, while those
same events on other files do not get audited. In this mode,
audit records get generated only when an event is selected and
either that event is acting on a selected file or not acting on
any file. The result is that it is now possible, for example,
to audit open's of /etc/passwd and /.rhosts while not auditing
open's of /tmp/xxxx.
See the -x and -X options, and the Security manual.
obj_desel
Enable object deselection mode.
Specifying -c obj_desel or -c obj_desel:1 enables the
deselection mode. Specifying -c obj_desel:0 disables the
deselection mode.
The file deselection mode provides the ability to specify a set
of files for which specific selected events do not get audited,
while those same events on other files do get audited.
The events which may be deselected are data access operations
(no data modifications). The set of events which get
deselected is:
open close link
access stat lstat
dup revoke readlink
fstat dup2 getdirentries
read lseek
File open's for write or truncate access, however, do not get
deselected.
In this mode, audit records get generated for selected events,
unless all files operated on by that system call are deselected
and the operation is a data access. So, if you are auditing
stat and unlink, and the file foo is deselected, then a stat of
foo would not be audited, but an unlink of foo would be audited
(the unlink is not a "data access" operation).
The result is that it is now possible, for example, to not
audit accesses to /usr/shlib/libc.so, but still audit open's of
/etc/passwd.
See the -y and -Y options, and the Security manual.
-x filename[:1|:0]
Enable or disable selection on filename. No : or the presence of a :1
on the end of the argument enables the action; a :0 disables the
action.
-X filelist[:1|:0]
Enable or disable selection on the files in the filelist. No : or the
presence of a :1 on the end of the argument enables the action; a :0
disables the action.
-y filename[:1|:0]
Enable or disable deselection on filename. No : or the presence of a
:1 on the end of the argument enables the action; a :0 disables the
action.
-Y filelist[:1|:0]
Enable or disable deselection on the files in the filelist. No : or the
presence of a :1 on the end of the argument enables the action; a :0
disables the action.
DESCRIPTION
The auditmask command is used to:
· Get or set the system audit mask and the audit style flag
· Get or set a process' audit mask and its audit control flag
· Execute a process under a specified audit mask
· Select or deselect filesystem objects
The system audit mask contains system calls (default list is in
/etc/sec/audit_events), trusted events (defined in audit.h), and site-
defined events (/etc/sec/site_events). The system audit mask is set during
the setup of the audit subsystem using the auditconfig script. The system
audit mask can be changed at any time using the auditmask command.
Under enhanced security, when a user logs in to the system, the
authentication databases (/var/tcb/files/auth.db and
/var/tcb/files/auth.db) are read and the login process' audit
characteristics are set according to the u_auditmask and u_auditcntl
entries. This audit mask and audit control flag are inherited by all
spawned processes.
Setting the audit control flag of a process automatically resets a previous
setting of AUDIT_SYSCALL_OFF for that process.
Getting the System Audit Mask
The auditmask command with no arguments displays the system calls, trusted
events, and site events currently being audited for the system, and
indicates whether they are being audited under successful or failed
occurrences or both. The format used for the display is acceptable as input
to subsequent auditmask commands.
Setting the System Audit Mask
The auditmask command with event arguments sets the system call, trusted
event, or site event audit masks for the system audit mask. This is a
cumulative operation, so it is possible to turn on or off audit for one set
of events, then turn on or off audit for a second set of events without
changing the first set of events (except for the intersection between the
two sets). Command line arguments to auditmask can include one or more
events, each with an optional field :succeed:fail, where succeed is either
0 to specify no auditing of successful occurrences of event or 1 to specify
auditing of successful occurrences of event; and fail is either 0 to
specify no auditing of failed occurrences of event or 1 to specify auditing
of failed occurrences of event. The event is one of the following:
· A system call name
· A trusted event name (see audit.h)
· A site-defined name in /etc/sec/site_events
· An alias defined in /etc/sec/event_aliases
The auditmask command will also accept redirected input, which can be the
output of a previously issued auditmask command. This is a file containing
lines in the following format:
event [succeed] [fail]
If the keyword succeed is present, successful occurrences of that event
will be audited; if the keyword fail is present, failed occurrences of that
event will be audited; if both are present, successful and failed
occurrences will be audited; if neither keyword is present, that event will
not be audited.
The auditmask command with the -s option is used to set the audit style
characteristics of the audit subsystem. See the description of the -s
option.
Getting and Setting Process' Auditmask
The audit characteristics for a process are made up of the process
auditmask and the audit control flag. The auditmask command can be used to
set or get the audit characteristics for a specified process. If no audit
characteristics are specified, auditmask gets the process' auditmask and
control flag; if any audit characteristics are specified, auditmask sets
the process' auditmask and/or the audit control flag.
Processes are specified as follows:
· A single process using the -p option
· A family of processes using the -a option
· A new process using the -e or -E option
Site-defined events and habitat system calls can be set only for the
system, as opposed to the processes. See the habitat_usr selection under
the -c control_flag flag.
A program can be executed with a specified auditmask using the -e or -E
options. This can be used to learn more about the program's behavior. The
-e and -E options set the process audit control flag to AUDIT_USR (unless
explicitly set otherwise).
Using Object Selection and Deselection
Object selection and deselection modes provide another preselection
mechanism designed to help administrators audit specifically those
operations of interest to them.
Some events, such as mount and reboot, are operations affecting system
state; other events, such as open and unlink, are operations which affect
specific files. While all reboot attempts might be security relevant, all
file open's might not be (based on the site security model). The file
object selection/deselection mechanism provides a further level of
granularity for events which operate on files.
This mechanism can be run in either file selection (audstyle obj_sel) or
file deselection (audstyle obj_desel) mode.
Note that processes with a flag of AUDIT_USR do not have their auditing
reduced through the selection/deselection mechanism.
Cluster Audit Masks
Each member of a cluster runs with its own auditmask. To simplify keeping
the masks identical, use the -cluster option.
EXAMPLES
The command line in the following example returns the auditmask and audit
control flag for process 999:
# auditmask -p 999
The command line in the following example executes the my_prog program with
the open system call added to its auditmask and no change to its audit
control flag:
# auditmask open -e my_prog
The command line in the following example executes the vi command on the
/etc/motd file with its auditmask set to audit all system calls and all
trusted events, and its audit control flag set to OR:
# auditmask -c or -E vi /etc/motd
SEE ALSO
Commands: auditconfig(8)
Functions: audcntl(2)
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