diff -up openssh-5.8p1/audit-linux.c.audit1 openssh-5.8p1/audit-linux.c
--- openssh-5.8p1/audit-linux.c.audit1	2011-01-17 11:15:30.000000000 +0100
+++ openssh-5.8p1/audit-linux.c	2011-02-16 23:26:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 
 const char* audit_username(void);
 
-int
-linux_audit_record_event(int uid, const char *username,
+static void
+linux_audit_user_login(int uid, const char *username,
     const char *hostname, const char *ip, const char *ttyn, int success)
 {
 	int audit_fd, rc, saved_errno;
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ linux_audit_record_event(int uid, const 
 	if (audit_fd < 0) {
 		if (errno == EINVAL || errno == EPROTONOSUPPORT ||
 		    errno == EAFNOSUPPORT)
-			return 1; /* No audit support in kernel */
+			return; /* No audit support in kernel */
 		else
-			return 0; /* Must prevent login */
+			goto fatal_report; /* Must prevent login */
 	}
 	rc = audit_log_acct_message(audit_fd, AUDIT_USER_LOGIN,
 	    NULL, "login", username ? username : "(unknown)",
@@ -65,7 +65,62 @@ linux_audit_record_event(int uid, const 
 	if ((rc == -EPERM) && (geteuid() != 0))
 		rc = 0;
 	errno = saved_errno;
-	return (rc >= 0);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+fatal_report:
+		fatal("linux_audit_write_entry failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+	}
+}
+
+static void
+linux_audit_user_auth(int uid, const char *username,
+    const char *hostname, const char *ip, const char *ttyn, int success, int event)
+{
+	int audit_fd, rc, saved_errno;
+	static const char *event_name[] = {
+		"exceed maxtries",
+		"root denied",
+		"success",
+		"none",
+		"paasword",
+		"chalenge-response",
+		"pubkey",
+		"hostbased",
+		"gssapi",
+		"invalid user",
+		"nologin",
+		"connection close",
+		"connection abandon",
+		"unknown"
+	};
+
+	audit_fd = audit_open();
+	if (audit_fd < 0) {
+		if (errno == EINVAL || errno == EPROTONOSUPPORT ||
+		    errno == EAFNOSUPPORT)
+			return; /* No audit support in kernel */
+		else
+			goto fatal_report; /* Must prevent login */
+	}
+	
+	if ((event < 0) || (event > SSH_AUDIT_UNKNOWN))
+		event = SSH_AUDIT_UNKNOWN;
+
+	rc = audit_log_acct_message(audit_fd, AUDIT_USER_AUTH,
+	    NULL, event_name[event], username ? username : "(unknown)",
+	    username == NULL ? uid : -1, hostname, ip, ttyn, success);
+	saved_errno = errno;
+	close(audit_fd);
+	/*
+	 * Do not report error if the error is EPERM and sshd is run as non
+	 * root user.
+	 */
+	if ((rc == -EPERM) && (geteuid() != 0))
+		rc = 0;
+	errno = saved_errno;
+	if (rc < 0) {
+fatal_report:
+		fatal("linux_audit_write_entry failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+	}
 }
 
 /* Below is the sshd audit API code */
@@ -73,8 +128,8 @@ linux_audit_record_event(int uid, const 
 void
 audit_connection_from(const char *host, int port)
 {
-}
 	/* not implemented */
+}
 
 void
 audit_run_command(const char *command)
@@ -85,9 +140,8 @@ audit_run_command(const char *command)
 void
 audit_session_open(struct logininfo *li)
 {
-	if (linux_audit_record_event(li->uid, NULL, li->hostname,
-	    NULL, li->line, 1) == 0)
-		fatal("linux_audit_write_entry failed: %s", strerror(errno));
+	linux_audit_user_login(li->uid, NULL, li->hostname,
+	    NULL, li->line, 1);
 }
 
 void
@@ -101,20 +155,33 @@ audit_event(ssh_audit_event_t event)
 {
 	switch(event) {
 	case SSH_AUTH_SUCCESS:
-	case SSH_CONNECTION_CLOSE:
+		linux_audit_user_auth(-1, audit_username(), NULL,
+			get_remote_ipaddr(), "sshd", 1, event);
+		break;
+
 	case SSH_NOLOGIN:
-	case SSH_LOGIN_EXCEED_MAXTRIES:
 	case SSH_LOGIN_ROOT_DENIED:
+		linux_audit_user_auth(-1, audit_username(), NULL,
+			get_remote_ipaddr(), "sshd", 0, event);
+		linux_audit_user_login(-1, audit_username(), NULL,
+			get_remote_ipaddr(), "sshd", 0);
 		break;
 
+	case SSH_LOGIN_EXCEED_MAXTRIES:
 	case SSH_AUTH_FAIL_NONE:
 	case SSH_AUTH_FAIL_PASSWD:
 	case SSH_AUTH_FAIL_KBDINT:
 	case SSH_AUTH_FAIL_PUBKEY:
 	case SSH_AUTH_FAIL_HOSTBASED:
 	case SSH_AUTH_FAIL_GSSAPI:
+		linux_audit_user_auth(-1, audit_username(), NULL,
+			get_remote_ipaddr(), "sshd", 0, event);
+		break;
+
+	case SSH_CONNECTION_CLOSE:
+	case SSH_CONNECTION_ABANDON:
 	case SSH_INVALID_USER:
-		linux_audit_record_event(-1, audit_username(), NULL,
+		linux_audit_user_login(-1, audit_username(), NULL,
 			get_remote_ipaddr(), "sshd", 0);
 		break;