XK0-006 Security Practice Question
An administrator is configuring auditd to monitor changes to the /etc/passwd file. Which three commands are part of the auditd toolset for setting up and reviewing audit rules?
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aureport
auditctl adds rules, ausearch searches logs, aureport generates reports. auditd is the daemon, not a command for rules. aulog is not a standard tool.
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aureport
Why this is correct
Generates summary reports from audit logs.
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ausearch
Why this is correct
Searches audit logs for events.
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aulog
Why it's wrong here
Not a standard audit tool.
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auditctl
Why this is correct
Used to add audit rules (e.g., -w /etc/passwd -p wa).
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auditd
Why it's wrong here
auditd is the daemon, not a command for rule management.
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