---
name: "audit_log_user_avc_message"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "audit"
version: "4.2.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/audit_log_user_avc_message"
---

# audit\_log\_user\_avc\_message(3)

log a user avc message

## NAME

audit\_log\_user\_avc\_message - log a user avc message

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<libaudit.h\>**

**int audit\_log\_user\_avc\_message(int***audit\_fd,***int"***type,***const***char***\*"***message,***const***char***\*"***hostname,***const***char***\*"***addr,***const***char***\*"***tty,***uid\_t"***auid);"*

## DESCRIPTION

This function will log a message to the audit system using a predefined message format. This function should be used by all apps that are SE Linux object managers. The function parameters are as follows:

```
audit_fd - The fd returned by audit_open
type - type of message, ex: AUDIT_USER_AVC
message - the message being sent
hostname - the hostname if known
addr - The network address of the user
tty - The tty of the user, if NULL will attempt to figure out
auid - The auid of the person related to the avc message
```

These values should correspond to who the message is about.

## RETURN VALUE

It returns the sequence number which is \> 0 on success or \<= 0 on error.

## ERRORS

This function returns -1 on failure. Examine errno for more info.

## SEE ALSO

[**audit\_log\_user\_message**(3)](/audit_log_user_message/3.md), [**audit\_log\_acct\_message**(3)](/audit_log_acct_message/3.md), [**audit\_log\_user\_comm\_message**(3)](/audit_log_user_comm_message/3.md), [**audit\_log\_semanage\_message**(3)](/audit_log_semanage_message/3.md).

## AUTHOR

Steve Grubb