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1 .\" Copyright (c) 2004, Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved.
2 .\"
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