Re: New field to auditd.conf file

In general way,Is there any compatibility issues if audit log structure gets modified?

On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 6:01 PM, Steve Grubb <sgrubb(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: > On Wednesday, April 13, 2016 11:03:43 AM Deepika Sundar wrote: > > As per my understanding audit log structure can be extendible based on > > requirements and in my project I need to add the identifier field for > > the > > application and as of now I couldn't able to revel the What application > > trying to develop to update.So,Is there any possibility that without > > breaking any Compatibility issues I can do it ? > > I have no idea what you are doing so there is no guarantee that it won't > break > something. If your project is going to be released as open source its > generally best to collaborate with people so that problems can be pointed > out. > Otherwise you risk spending a lot of time on something only to have it > rejected. > > -Steve > > > OR If any compatibility issues please specify . > > > > On Fri, Apr 8, 2016 at 12:12 AM, Paul Moore <paul(a)paul-moore.com&gt; wrote: > > > On Thu, Apr 7, 2016 at 12:47 AM, Deepika Sundar > > > > > > <sundar.deepika18(a)gmail.com&gt; wrote: > > > > In the same way, in the kernel side > > > > Can I able to add one new field to the audit log structure without > > > > > > breaking > > > > > > > Compatibility? If so, > > > > > > > > 1.How can I add new field without breaking compatibility? > > > > > > > > or > > > > > > > > 2.Is there any reserve field in audit log structure so that I can > > make > > > > use > > > > > > > of it? > > > > > > You need to be more specific about what you are trying to do. > > > Speaking generally, unless you work to get your changed merged into > > > the upstream kernel and userspace tools we cannot guarantee present or > > > future compatibility. > > > > > > -- > > > paul moore > > > www.paul-moore.com