audit_add_watch(3)

audit_add_watch3

Create a rule layout for a watch

Usage

#include <libaudit.h>

int audit_add_watch(struct audit_rule_data **rulep, const char *path);"

Overview

audit_add_watch will create a watch rule in the pointer to a pointer rulep. All that you need to pass it is the full path to a file and it will initialize the audit_rule_data structure for a watch.

Return value

Returns -1 if an error occurs; otherwise, 0 for success.

Releases

10 releases since Debian 5.0 (Lenny); the text changed 2 times.

  1. 5.0–6.0
  2. 7–13
  3. Arch

Author

Steve Grubb

From audit 4.2.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.