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aa-decode — Decode AppArmor audit logs into a human-readable format. More information: <https://gitlab.com/appar

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commandapparmoraa-decodeclidecodeintoauditlogs

linux

Problem

How to use the aa-decode command: Decode AppArmor audit logs into a human-readable format. More information: <https://gitlab.com/apparmor/apparmor/-/wikis/manpage_aa-decode.8>.

Solution

aa-decode — Decode AppArmor audit logs into a human-readable format. More information: <https://gitlab.com/apparmor/apparmor/-/wikis/manpage_aa-decode.8>.

Decode a hex string:

aa-decode {{hexstring}}

Decode a log file:

sudo aa-decode {{logfile}}

Decode logs from stdin (e.g., redirected file):

sudo aa-decode - < {{logfile}}

Display help:

aa-decode {{[-h|--help]}}

Code Snippets

Decode a hex string

aa-decode {{hexstring}}

Decode a log file

sudo aa-decode {{logfile}}

Decode logs from `stdin` (e.g., redirected file)

sudo aa-decode - < {{logfile}}

Display help

aa-decode {{[-h|--help]}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/aa-decode

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