1sulog(4) File Formats sulog(4)
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6 sulog - su command log file
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9 /var/adm/sulog
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13 The sulog file is a record of all attempts by users on the system to
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18 Each entry in the sulog file is a single line of the form:
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20 SU date time
21 result port user-newuser
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28 date The month and date su(1M) was executed. date is displayed
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33 time The time su(1M) was executed. time is displayed in the form
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38 result The result of the su(1M) command. A ` + ' sign is dis‐
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43 port The name of the terminal device from which su(1M) was exe‐
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47 user The user id of the user executing the su(1M) command.
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54 Example 1 A sample sulog file.
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57 Here is a sample sulog file:
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60 SU 02/25 09:29 + console root-sys
61 SU 02/25 09:32 + pts/3 user1-root
62 SU 03/02 08:03 + pts/5 user1-root
63 SU 03/03 08:19 + pts/5 user1-root
64 SU 03/09 14:24 - pts/5 guest3-root
65 SU 03/09 14:24 - pts/5 guest3-root
66 SU 03/14 08:31 + pts/4 user1-root
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71 /var/adm/sulog su log file
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82SunOS 5.11 6 Jun 1994 sulog(4)