rpm-plugin-audit(8)

rpm-plugin-audit8

Audit plugin for the rpm package manager

Overview

The plugin writes basic information about rpm transactions to the audit log - like packages installed or removed. The entries can be viewed with

ausearch -m SOFTWARE_UPDATE

Data fields

The entries in the audit log have the following fields:

FieldDescriptionPossible values
opPackage operationinstall/update/remove
swPackage identifiername-version-release.arch
key_enforceAre signatures being enforced (no/yes)0/1
gpg_resSignature check result (fail/success)0/1
root_dirRoot directory of the operation (normally "/")<path>
sw_typePackage formatrpm

Configuration

There are currently no options for this plugin in particular. See rpm-plugins(8) on how to control plugins in general.

Releases

4 releases since Debian 11 (Bullseye); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 11
  2. 12
  3. 13
  4. Arch

From rpm-tools 6.0.1-2 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.