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/usr/bin/aureport

User space tools for kernel auditing

From audit 4.2.1-r4 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running aureport --help (exit 0). permalink

usage: aureport [options]
	-a,--avc			Avc report
	-au,--auth			Authentication report
	--comm				Commands run report
	-c,--config			Config change report
	-cr,--crypto			Crypto report
	--debug				Write malformed events that are skipped to stderr
	--eoe-timeout secs		End of Event Timeout
	-e,--event			Event report
	--escape option			Escape output
	-f,--file			File name report
	--failed			only failed events in report
	-h,--host			Remote Host name report
	--help				help
	-i,--interpret			Interpretive mode
	-if,--input <Input File name>	use this file as input
	--input-logs			Use the logs even if stdin is a pipe
	--integrity			Integrity event report
	-k,--key			Key report
	-l,--login			Login report
	-m,--mods			Modification to accounts report
	-ma,--mac			Mandatory Access Control (MAC) report
	-n,--anomaly			aNomaly report
	-nc,--no-config			Don't include config events
	--node <node name>		Only events from a specific node
	-p,--pid			Pid report
	-r,--response			Response to anomaly report
	-s,--syscall			Syscall report
	--success			only success events in report
	--summary			sorted totals for main object in report
	-t,--log			Log time range report
	-te,--end [end date] [end time]	ending date & time for reports
	-tm,--terminal			TerMinal name report
	-ts,--start [start date] [start time]	starting data & time for reports
	--tty				Report about tty keystrokes
	-u,--user			User name report
	-v,--version			Version
	--virt				Virtualization report
	-x,--executable			eXecutable name report
	If no report is given, the summary report will be displayed
Options (40)
OptionDescriptionSource
-a, --avcReport about avc messageshelp + man
-au, --authReport about authentication attemptshelp + man
--commReport about commands runhelp + man
-c, --configReport about config changeshelp + man
-cr, --cryptoReport about crypto eventshelp + man
--debugWrite malformed events that are skipped to stderr.help + man
--eoe-timeout secsEnd of Event Timeouthelp
-e, --eventReport about eventshelp + man
--escape optionEscape outputhelp
-f, --fileReport about files and af_unix socketshelp + man
--failedOnly select failed events for processing in the reports.help + man
-h, --hostRemote Host name reporthelp + man
--helpPrint brief command summaryhelp + man
-i, --interpretInterpret numeric entities into text.help + man
-if, --input InputUse the given file or directory instead of the logs.help + man
--input-logsUse the log file location from auditd.conf as input for analysis.help + man
--integrityReport about integrity eventshelp + man
-k, --keyReport about audit rule keyshelp + man
-l, --loginReport about loginshelp + man
-m, --modsReport about account modificationshelp + man
-ma, --macReport about Mandatory Access Control (MAC) eventshelp + man
-n, --anomalyReport about anomaly events.help + man
-nc, --no-configDo not include the CONFIG_CHANGE event.help + man
--node nodeOnly events from a specific nodehelp
-p, --pidReport about processeshelp + man
-r, --responseReport about responses to anomaly eventshelp + man
-s, --syscallReport about syscallshelp + man
--successOnly select successful events for processing in the reports.help + man
--summaryRun the summary report that gives a total of the elements of the main report.help + man
-t, --logThis option will output a report of the start and end times for each log.help + man
-te, --end endending date & time for reportshelp
-tm, --terminalReport about terminalshelp + man
-ts, --start startstarting data & time for reportshelp
--ttyReport about tty keystrokeshelp + man
-u, --userReport about usershelp + man
-v, --versionPrint the version and exithelp + man
--virtReport about Virtualization eventshelp + man
-x, --executableReport about executableshelp + man
--deleteWhen used with configuration, integrity, or MAC reports, only include delete or remove operations. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
--addWhen used with configuration, integrity, or MAC reports, only include add or create operations. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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