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RE: [PATCH] Add audit uid to netlink credentials

To: Linux Audit Discussion <linux-audit@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] Add audit uid to netlink credentials
From: Chad Hanson <chanson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 10:16:21 -0500
Cc: kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
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David Woodhouse wrote:
> 
> Perhaps I misunderstand the intent of userspace AUDIT_WRITE. Can you
> provide examples of why you _wouldn't_ want to let a dæmon which is
> already sending random unvetted AUDIT_WRITE messages also specify the
> loginuid on _those_ messages?

The loginuid is part of the process state. This is the reason you do not
want to write out this information from a userspace application, as the
process state portions of the audit record are recorded by the kernel. 

-Chad


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