AUDITCMD(ADM)                      UNIX System V



     Name
          auditcmd - command interface for audit subsystem activation,
          termination, statistic retrieval, and subsystem notification


     Syntax
          /tcb/bin/auditcmd [ -e ] [ -d ] [ -s ] [ -c ] [ -m ] [ -q ]


     Description
          The auditcmd utility is used to control the audit subsystem.
          This  command  may  only  be  executed by processes with the
          configaudit kernel authorization since the audit  device  is
          used.

          auditcmd allows the specification of the following options:

          -e     Enable  the  audit   subsystem   for   audit   record
                 generation.  The  enabling  of  the  audit  subsystem
                 initializes    subsystem    parameters    from    the
                 /tcb/files/audit/auditparms   file.   This  file  is
                 established using the auditif(ADM) command.

          -s     Inform the audit subsystem that a system shutdown  is
                 in progress. The subsystem will continue audit record
                 generation to a temporary directory on the root  file
                 system.  The audit daemon is also modified so that it
                 will  survive  the  shutdown.  The   subsystem   will
                 continue to generate audit records until disabled.

          -d     Disable  the  audit  subsystem.  All   audit   record
                 generation ceases and a termination record is written
                 to the  audit  trail.  This  record  results  in  the
                 termination   of  the  audit  daemon.  The  subsystem
                 properly synchronizes to insure that the audit daemon
                 has  read all records from the audit trail before the
                 system is allowed to terminate.

          -m     Inform the audit subsystem that multi-user run  state
                 has   been   achieved   and   that   alternate  audit
                 directories  specified  by  the  administrator  using
                 auditif are now mounted and available.

          -c     Retrieve audit subsystem statistics  from  the  audit
                 device.

          -q     Perform the specified option silently. Do not  report
                 errors  attributable to the audit subsystem not being
                 enabled at the moment.

     See Also
          audit(HW), ``Maintaining System Security,'' chapter  of  the
          System Administrator's Guide


     Diagnostics
          auditcmd returns 0 on success, 1 on  command  line  argument
          error,  and  -1  on  failure  actions.   Reasons for failure
          include parameter file inconsistencies, lack of  permission,
          and security database inconsistency.


     Value Added
          auditcmd is an extension of AT&T System V  provided  by  the
          Santa Cruz Operation.


     (printed 8/23/89)                          AUDITCMD(ADM)