audit_delete_rule_data(3)

audit_delete_rule_data3

Delete audit rule

Usage

#include <libaudit.h>

int audit_delete_rule_data(int fd, struct audit_rule_data *rule, int flags, int action);"

Overview

audit_delete_rule_data is used to delete rules that are currently loaded in the kernel. The file descriptor is given in fd and the rule description in rule. To delete a rule, you must set up the rules identical to the one being deleted. See audit_add_rule_data for flags and action definitions.

Return value

The return value is <= 0 on error, otherwise it is the netlink sequence id number. This function can have any error that sendto would encounter.

Releases

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

  1. 5.0–11
  2. 12–13
  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.