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System user dataset

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System user dataset

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This functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and code is less mature than official GA features and is being provided as-is with no warranties. Beta features are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features.

This is the user dataset of the system module.

It is implemented for Linux only.

Example dashboard

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The dataset comes with a sample dashboard:

Fields

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For a description of each field in the dataset, see the exported fields section.

Here is an example document generated by this dataset:

{
    "@timestamp": "2017-10-12T08:05:34.853Z",
    "event": {
        "action": "user_added",
        "dataset": "user",
        "kind": "event",
        "module": "system"
    },
    "message": "New user elastic (UID: 1001, Groups: elastic,docker)",
    "service": {
        "type": "system"
    },
    "system": {
        "audit": {
            "user": {
                "dir": "/home/elastic",
                "gid": "1001",
                "group": [
                    {
                        "gid": "1001",
                        "name": "elastic"
                    },
                    {
                        "gid": "1002",
                        "name": "docker"
                    }
                ],
                "name": "elastic",
                "shell": "/bin/bash",
                "uid": "1001"
            }
        }
    },
    "user": {
        "entity_id": "FgDfgeDptvvfdX+L",
        "id": "1001",
        "name": "elastic"
    }
}

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