/usr/bin/auditd: unrecognized option '--help'
Usage: auditd [-f] [-l] [-n] [-s disable|enable|nochange] [-c <config_file>]
Options (5)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|
-f | leave the audit daemon in the foreground for debugging. | man |
-l | allow the audit daemon to follow symlinks for config files. | man |
-n | no fork. | man |
-s ENABLE_STATE | specify when starting if auditd should change the current value for the kernel enabled flag. | man |
-c | Specify alternate config file directory. | man |
Exit status (4) from the manual page
1 | Cannot adjust priority, daemonize, open audit netlink, write the pid file, start up plugins, resolve the machine name, set audit pid, or other initialization tasks. |
2 | Invalid or excessive command line arguments |
4 | The audit daemon doesn't have sufficient privilege |
6 | There is an error in the configuration file |
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