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Auditd fields
editAuditd fields
editModule for parsing auditd logs.
auditd fields
editFields from the auditd logs.
log fields
editFields from the Linux audit log. Not all fields are documented here because they are dynamic and vary by audit event type.
auditd.log.record_type
editThe audit event type.
auditd.log.old_auid
editFor login events this is the old audit ID used for the user prior to this login.
auditd.log.new_auid
editFor login events this is the new audit ID. The audit ID can be used to trace future events to the user even if their identity changes (like becoming root).
auditd.log.old_ses
editFor login events this is the old session ID used for the user prior to this login.
auditd.log.new_ses
editFor login events this is the new session ID. It can be used to tie a user to future events by session ID.
auditd.log.sequence
edittype: long
The audit event sequence number.
auditd.log.acct
editThe user account name associated with the event.
auditd.log.pid
editThe ID of the process.
auditd.log.ppid
editThe ID of the process.
auditd.log.items
editThe number of items in an event.
auditd.log.item
editThe item field indicates which item out of the total number of items. This number is zero-based; a value of 0 means it is the first item.
auditd.log.a0
editThe first argument to the system call.
auditd.log.res
editThe result of the system call (success or failure).
geoip fields
editContains GeoIP information gathered based on the auditd.log.addr
field. Only present if the GeoIP Elasticsearch plugin is available and used.
auditd.log.geoip.continent_name
edittype: keyword
The name of the continent.
auditd.log.geoip.city_name
edittype: keyword
The name of the city.
auditd.log.geoip.region_name
edittype: keyword
The name of the region.
auditd.log.geoip.country_iso_code
edittype: keyword
Country ISO code.
auditd.log.geoip.location
edittype: geo_point
The longitude and latitude.