.TH "AUDIT_DELETE_RULE_DATA" "3" "Oct 2006" "Red Hat" "Linux Audit API"
.SH NAME
audit_delete_rule_data \- Delete audit rule
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.nf
.B #include <libaudit.h>
.PP
.BI "int audit_delete_rule_data(int " fd ", struct audit_rule_data *" rule ", int " flags ", int " action );"
.fi

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

audit_delete_rule_data is used to delete rules that are currently loaded in the kernel. The file descriptor is given in \fIfd\fP and the rule description in \fIrule\fP. To delete a rule, you must set up the rules identical to the one being deleted. See audit_add_rule_data for \fIflags\fP and \fIaction\fP definitions.

.SH "RETURN VALUE"

The return value is <= 0 on error, otherwise it is the netlink sequence id number. This function can have any error that sendto would encounter.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.BR audit_add_rule_data (3),
.BR auditctl (8).

.SH AUTHOR
Steve Grubb