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From: Steve Grubb <sgrubb@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: auditctl: how do I remove a watch?
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 16:20:21 -0500
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On Monday, November 08, 2010 12:27:47 pm Michael Convey wrote:
> # auditctl -l
> LIST_RULES: exit,always watch=/etc/hosts perm=rwa key=hosts-file
> LIST_RULES: exit,always watch=/etc/resolv.conf perm=wa key=resolv
> # auditctl -W /etc/hosts
> Error sending delete rule data request (No such file or directory)
>
> What am I doing wrong?

You have to match each field in the rule:

[root ~]# auditctl -w /etc/hosts -p wa -k hosts-file
[root ~]# auditctl -l
LIST_RULES: exit,always watch=/etc/hosts perm=wa key=hosts-file
[root ~]# auditctl -W /etc/hosts -p wa -k hosts-file
[root ~]# auditctl -l
No rules


-Steve