---
name: "audit_request_rules_list_data"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "audit"
version: "4.2.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/audit_request_rules_list_data"
---

# audit\_request\_rules\_list\_data(3)

Request list of current audit rules

## NAME

audit\_request\_rules\_list\_data - Request list of current audit rules

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<libaudit.h\>**

**int audit\_request\_rules\_list\_data(int***fd);"*

## DESCRIPTION

audit\_request\_rules\_list\_data sends a request to the kernel to list the current audit rules. The rules are sent back one after another after this request is issued.

## 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.

## SEE ALSO

[**audit\_add\_rule\_data**(3)](/audit_add_rule_data/3.md), [**audit\_delete\_rule\_data**(3)](/audit_delete_rule_data/3.md), [**audit\_open**(3)](/audit_open/3.md), [**auditctl**(8)](/auditctl/8.md).

## AUTHOR

Steve Grubb