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/audit/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 differs.

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(8), auditctl(8), auditd(8).