Kernel audit messages flooding the console and /var/log/messages file

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • After enabling kernel level auditing, the /var/log/messages file is getting flooded with messages and are echoed to the console making it impossible to work on the console.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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