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audit(7)						 Miscellaneous Information Manual						  audit(7)

NAME
       audit - audit log interface

DESCRIPTION
       This  is a special character device that provides an interface for the audit daemon process, /usr/sbin/auditd, to the kernel audit buffers.
       /dev is now a context dependent symbolic link (CDSL) to /cluster/members/{member}/dev.

RESTRICTIONS
       This device should be readable only by root, to protect access by nonsystem processes.  The major number assigned to this device must  cor-
       relate with the corresponding major number designation in the system kernel.

FILES
       /dev/audit

RELATED INFORMATION
       /MAKEDEV(8), auditd(8)

       Security delim off

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