auditd service fails and throws error for 'backlog_wait_time' option in RHEL7

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When --backlog_wait_time is inside /etc/audit/audit.rules file, auditd service fails with error.
Oct 13 00:18:21 localhost augenrules[45903]: Option --backlog_wait_time on line 6 is invalid
Oct 13 00:18:21 localhost augenrules[45903]: There was an error in line 6 of /etc/audit/audit.rules
  • Why augenrule fails when used --backlog_wait_time in RHEL 7 ?
  • Is --backlog_wait_time option applicable in RHEL 7?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • auditd

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