AUGENRULES(8) System Administration Utilities AUGENRULES(8)
NAME
augenrules - a script that merges component audit rule files
SYNOPSIS
augenrules [--check] [--load]
DESCRIPTION
augenrules is a script that merges all component audit rules files,
found in the audit rules directory, /etc/audit/rules.d, placing the
merged file in /etc/audit/audit.rules. Component audit rule files, must
end in .rules in order to be processed. All other files in /etc/au-
dit/rules.d are ignored.
The files are concatenated in order, based on their natural sort (see -v
option of ls(1)) and stripped of empty and comment (#) lines.
The last processed -D directive without an option, if present, is always
emitted as the first line in the resultant file. Those with an option
are replicated in place. The last processed -b directive, if present,
is always emitted as the second line in the resultant file. The last
processed -f directive, if present, is always emitted as the third line
in the resultant file. The last processed -e directive, if present, is
always emitted as the last line in the resultant file.
The generated file is only copied to /etc/audit/audit.rules, if it dif-
fers.
OPTIONS
--check
test if rules have changed and need updating without overwriting
audit.rules.
--load load old or newly built rules into the kernel.
FILES
/etc/audit/rules.d/ /etc/audit/audit.rules
SEE ALSO
audit.rules(7), auditctl(8), auditd(8).
Red Hat Apr 2013 AUGENRULES(8)
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