audit.tproj/audit.1

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   3 .Dd Jan 24, 2004
   4 .Dt AUDIT 1
   5 .Os "Mac OS X"
   6 .Sh NAME
   7 .Nm audit
   8 .Nd audit management utility
   9 .Sh SYNOPSIS
  10 .Nm audit
  11 .Op Fl nst
  12 .Op Ar file
  13 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  14 The
  15 .Nm
  16 utility controls the state of auditing system. The optional
  17 .Ar file
  18 operand specifies the location of the audit control input file (default
  19 /etc/security/audit_control).
  20 .Pp
  21 The options are as follows:
  22 .Bl -tag -width Ds
  23 .It Fl n
  24 Forces the audit system to close the existing audit log file and rotate to
  25 a new log file in a location specified in the audit control file.
  26 .It Fl s
  27 Specifies that the audit system should [re]synchronize its
  28 configuration from the audit control file.  A new log file will be
  29 created.
  30 .It Fl t
  31 Specifies that the audit system should terminate.  Log files are closed
  32 and renamed to indicate the time of the shutdown.
  33 .El
  34 .Sh NOTES
  35 The auditd(8) daemon must already be running.
  36 .Sh FILES
  37 .Bl -tag -width "/etc/security/audit_control" -compact
  38 .It Pa /etc/security/audit_control
  39 Default audit policy file used to configure the auditing system.
  40 .El
  41 .Sh SEE ALSO
  42 .Xr auditd 8
  43 .Xr audit_control 5