name: Linux Auditd Daemon Start
id: f1b97407-ddf0-41a5-8685-ada05aae3555
version: 2
date: '2025-06-06'
author: Teoderick Contreras, Splunk
description: Logs the execution of processes on a Linux system, including details
  about the auditd daemon status.
source: auditd
sourcetype: auditd
mitre_components:
- Command Execution
- Process Creation
- Process Metadata
- OS API Execution
- Application Log Content
separator: type
separator_value: DAEMON_START
configuration: https://github.com/Neo23x0/auditd/blob/master/audit.rules
supported_TA:
- name: Splunk Add-on for Unix and Linux
  url: https://splunkbase.splunk.com/app/833
  version: 10.1.0
fields:
- type
- op 
- res 
- auid
- pid
example_log: 'type=DAEMON_START msg=audit(06/05/2025 11:03:38.949:6844) : op=start ver=3.0.7 format=enriched kernel=6.8.0-1029-aws auid=unset pid=61323 uid=root ses=unset subj=unconfined  res=success'
output_fields:
- op 
- res 
- pid
- uid
- dest