11-29-2005
I have updated my syslog.conf with the following auth.x entries (and cycled syslogd) :
auth.notice;auth.crit;auth.info /var/log/authlog
I see that login failure information is being captured, but the ID (or even a Generic ID) is NOT...
Nov 29 08:03:31 testBOX.com login: [ID 143248 auth.notice] Login failure on /dev/pts/2 from mybox.com
Nov 29 08:03:38 testBOX.com last message repeated 1 time
Nov 29 08:03:42 testBOX.com login: [ID 760094 auth.crit] REPEATED LOGIN FAILURES ON /dev/pts/2 FROM mybox.com
Nov 29 08:06:48 testBOX.com login: [ID 143248 auth.notice] Login failure on /dev/pts/2 from mybox.com
Nov 29 08:06:55 testBOX.com last message repeated 1 time
Nov 29 08:06:59 testBOX.com login: [ID 760094 auth.crit] REPEATED LOGIN FAILURES ON /dev/pts/2 FROM mybox.com
Nov 29 08:19:21 testBOX.com login: [ID 143248 auth.notice] Login failure on /dev/pts/2 from mybox.com
Nov 29 08:19:26 testBOX.com last message repeated 1 time
Nov 29 08:19:30 testBOX.com login: [ID 760094 auth.crit] REPEATED LOGIN FAILURES ON /dev/pts/2 FROM mybox.com
Also, does anyone know where I can get a list of valid facilities?
wondering what other options are out there...
thanks
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storeauthent
getauthuid(3) Library Functions Manual getauthuid(3)
Name
getauthuid, storeauthent, setauthfile, endauthent - get/set auth entry
Syntax
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <auth.h>
AUTHORIZATION *getauthuid(uid)
uid_t uid;
int storeauthent(auth)
AUTHORIZATION *auth;
void setauthfile(pathname)
char *pathname;
int endauthent()
Description
The function looks up the auth entry for the specified user ID and returns a pointer to a static area containing it.
The function will store the specified auth entry into the local auth database, overwriting any existing entry with the same a_uid field.
The function will set the pathname of the file to be used for the local auth database in all subsequent operations.
The functions closes the auth database. Subsequent calls to getauthuid and storeauthent will reopen it.
The auth database may be distributed via the BIND/Hesiod naming service.
Restrictions
Only the super-user and members of the group authread may read information from the auth database.
Only the super-user may modify the auth database.
The auth databse may not be distributed via the Yellow Pages service.
Return Values
Functions which return a pointer value will return the null pointer (0) on EOF or error. Other functions will return zero (0) on success
and a negative value on failure.
Files
See Also
getpwent(3), auth(5), edauth(8)
Security Guide for Users and Programmers
Security Guide for Administrators
Guide to the BIND/Hesiod Service
getauthuid(3)