SULOG(5) File Formats and Configurations SULOG(5)
NAME
sulog - su command log file
SYNOPSIS
/var/adm/sulogDESCRIPTION
The
sulog file is a record of all attempts by users on the system
to execute the
su(8) command. Each time
su(8) is executed, an entry
is added to the
sulog file.
Each entry in the
sulog file is a single line of the form:
SU date time result port user-newuser where
date The month and date
su(8) was executed.
date is displayed
in the form
mm/dd where
mm is the month number and
dd is
the day number in the month.
time The time
su(8) was executed.
time is displayed in the
form
HH/MM where
HH is the hour number (24 hour system)
and
MM is the minute number.
result The result of the
su(8) command. A ` + ' sign is
displayed in this field if the su attempt was successful;
otherwise a ` - ' sign is displayed.
port The name of the terminal device from which
su(8) was
executed.
user The user id of the user executing the
su(8) command.
newuser The user id being switched to with
su(8).
EXAMPLES
Example 1: A sample sulog file.
Here is a sample
sulog file:
SU 02/25 09:29 + console root-sys
SU 02/25 09:32 + pts/3 user1-root
SU 03/02 08:03 + pts/5 user1-root
SU 03/03 08:19 + pts/5 user1-root
SU 03/09 14:24 - pts/5 guest3-root
SU 03/09 14:24 - pts/5 guest3-root
SU 03/14 08:31 + pts/4 user1-root
FILES
/var/adm/sulog su log file
/etc/default/su contains the default location of
sulogSEE ALSO
su(8) June 6, 1994 SULOG(5)
