On Thursday, June 02, 2011 08:48:30 AM 4javier wrote:
> I'm noticing exactly the same problem mentioned into this old message
> http://osdir.com/ml/linux.redhat.security.audit/2006-07/msg00036.html
> Workaround consisting into watching the whole directory containing the file
> works too. I've found that into 2006 a patch was submitted to solve the
> issue
> http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-audit@redhat.com/msg00476.html
>
> Is this a recent regression, or is there something I don't know?

I just ran the test from that email and got the following:

[root@localhost ~]# touch /tmp/test
[root@localhost ~]# auditctl -a always,exit -F path=/tmp/test -F perm=rwa -k watch
[root@localhost ~]#  echo "" > /tmp/test
[root@localhost ~]# cat /tmp/test

[root@localhost ~]# ausearch --start recent --key watch -i
----
type=CONFIG_CHANGE msg=audit(06/02/2011 09:15:49.790:124) : auid=sgrubb ses=2
subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:auditctl_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 op="add rule" key=watch
list=exit res=1
----
type=PATH msg=audit(06/02/2011 09:15:56.970:125) : item=0 name=/tmp/test inode=164740
dev=fd:01 mode=file,644 ouid=root ogid=root rdev=00:00
obj=unconfined_u:object_r:user_tmp_t:s0
type=CWD msg=audit(06/02/2011 09:15:56.970:125) :  cwd=/root
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(06/02/2011 09:15:56.970:125) : arch=x86_64 syscall=open
success=yes exit=3 a0=28cadd0 a1=241 a2=1b6 a3=0 items=1 ppid=1634 pid=1640
auid=sgrubb uid=root gid=root euid=root suid=root fsuid=root egid=root sgid=root
fsgid=root tty=pts1 ses=2 comm=bash exe=/bin/bash
subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=watch
----
type=PATH msg=audit(06/02/2011 09:16:08.850:126) : item=0 name=/tmp/test inode=164740
dev=fd:01 mode=file,644 ouid=root ogid=root rdev=00:00
obj=unconfined_u:object_r:user_tmp_t:s0
type=CWD msg=audit(06/02/2011 09:16:08.850:126) :  cwd=/root
type=SYSCALL msg=audit(06/02/2011 09:16:08.850:126) : arch=x86_64 syscall=open
success=yes exit=3 a0=7fffd7a8f943 a1=0 a2=0 a3=32d80819d0 items=1 ppid=1640 pid=1659
auid=sgrubb uid=root gid=root euid=root suid=root fsuid=root egid=root sgid=root
fsgid=root tty=pts1 ses=2 comm=cat exe=/bin/cat
subj=unconfined_u:unconfined_r:unconfined_t:s0-s0:c0.c1023 key=watch
[root@localhost ~]# uname -r
2.6.38.6-26.rc1.fc15.x86_64

We have 2 events. Are you getting this? Is something missing?

-Steve