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sulog(4)			 File Formats			      sulog(4)

NAME
       sulog - su command log file

SYNOPSIS
       /var/adm/sulog

DESCRIPTION
       The   sulog file is a record of all attempts by users on the system  to
       execute the su(1M) command.  Each time  su(1M) 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(1M) was executed.  date is dis‐
		       played in the form  mm/dd where	mm is the month number
		       and dd is the day number in the month.

       time	       The time	 su(1M) was executed. time is displayed in the
		       form  HH/MM where  HH is the hour number (24 hour  sys‐
		       tem) and	 MM is the minute number.

       result	       The  result  of	the   su(1M) command.  A ` + ' sign is
		       displayed in this field if the su attempt was  success‐
		       ful; otherwise  a ` - ' sign is displayed.

       port	       The  name of the terminal device from which  su(1M) was
		       executed.

       user	       The user id of the user executing the  su(1M) command.

       newuser	       The user id being switched to with  su(1M).

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	 sulog

SEE ALSO
       su(1M)

SunOS 5.10			  6 Jun 1994			      sulog(4)
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