sia_log(3)sia_log(3)NAMEsia_log - Log events and errors - SIA (Security Integration Architec‐
ture)
SYNOPSIS
#include <siad.h>
int sia_log(
u_int loglevel,
char *siafmt,
... );
LIBRARY
Standard C library (libc.so and libc.a)
PARAMETERS
There are three types of log messages: SIALOGEVENT - Log an event
(not an error or problem) SIALOGERROR - Log an error or problem (not
too serious) SIALOGALERT - Log a serious problem (SIA is SERIOUSLY ILL)
Printer format suitable for the vfprint routine. (One of the SIA mes‐
sage formats in sia.h.) The list of additional strings to be printed
in the log, if any.
DESCRIPTION
The sia_log() routine logs events and error messages into the sialog
file. Each entry is time and PID stamped to track when and who was mak‐
ing the log entry.
The sia_log() routine appends to an existing log file. If the log file
does not exist, it is not created (no error is returned). The sialog
file is intended for debugging possible SIA problems. Use the audit
subsystem for normal auditing and logging.
RETURN VALUES
The sia_log() routine returns SIASUCCESS or SIAFAIL.
ERRORS
The errno value is not normally set explicitly by sia_* routines. The
errno values are those returned from the dynamic loader interface, from
dependent (siad_*) routines, from malloc, from stdio routines such as
fopen and vfprintf, or local routines such as catopen. Possible errors
include resource constraints (no memory) and various authentication
failures.
FILES
/var/adm/sialog
SEE ALSOsia_audit(3), sialog(4)
Security
sia_log(3)
