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From: Steve Grubb <sgrubb@redhat.com>
To: linux-audit@redhat.com
Subject: Re: Question about updating audit.rules
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 23:16:54 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <2349183.vbY8BNKUko@x2> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAJdJdQkQWy0FFDgHc+gKZbN524qbzonNASTypTEsxAsQ4ty7nA@mail.gmail.com>

On Wednesday, June 22, 2016 07:56:23 PM warron.french wrote:
> I am writing puppet modules for work now. I am writing a module
> specifically oriented around audit for Linux and Solaris.
> 
> But I would like to know is after updating audit.rules in Linux with
> immutable mode turned on; is a restart of the audit process actually
> required for the rules to take effect.

In immutable mode, a REBOOT is required to reload audit rules. In immutable 
mode, the rules are locked into the kernel. So, the kernel needs restarting.

-Steve

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2016-06-22 23:56         ` Question about updating audit.rules warron.french
2016-06-23  3:16           ` Steve Grubb [this message]
2016-06-23 12:49             ` Warron S French

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