Why auditd starts with message "The audit system is in immutable mode, no rules loaded"?
Issue
- Auditd is starting in immutable mode -
~]# service auditd restart
Stopping auditd: [OK]
Error deleting rule (Operation not permitted)
Starting auditd: [OK]
The audit system is in immutable mode, no rules loaded
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- audit
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