Audit.d fails on boot

[dedanna1029 (Kim Garren)]

audit.d is failing on boot for me:

dedanna1029@fedora:~$ sudo systemctl status auditd.service
× auditd.service - Security Audit Logging Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/auditd.service; enabled; preset: e>
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/service.d
└─10-timeout-abort.conf, 50-keep-warm.conf
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2026-02-22 17:18:32 MST; 6min>
Invocation: b9829dad6a4441cabde451377e90747a
Docs: man:auditd(8)
GitHub - linux-audit/audit-documentation: Documentation and specifications
Process: 1002 ExecStart=/usr/bin/auditd (code=exited, status=127)

Feb 22 17:18:32 fedora systemd[1]: auditd.service: Scheduled restart job, resta>
Feb 22 17:18:32 fedora systemd[1]: auditd.service: Start request repeated too q>
Feb 22 17:18:32 fedora systemd[1]: auditd.service: Failed with result 'exit-cod>
Feb 22 17:18:32 fedora systemd[1]: Failed to start auditd.service - Security Au>
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× auditd.service - Security Audit Logging Service
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/auditd.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/service.d
└─10-timeout-abort.conf, 50-keep-warm.conf
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2026-02-22 17:18:32 MST; 6min ago
Invocation: b9829dad6a4441cabde451377e90747a
Docs: man:auditd(8)
GitHub - linux-audit/audit-documentation: Documentation and specifications
Process: 1002 ExecStart=/usr/bin/auditd (code=exited, status=127)

Feb 22 17:18:32 fedora systemd[1]: auditd.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Feb 22 17:18:32 fedora systemd[1]: auditd.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Feb 22 17:18:32 fedora systemd[1]: auditd.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.
Feb 22 17:18:32 fedora systemd[1]: Failed to start auditd.service - Security Audit Logging Service.

First off, I need to know if it might have anything to do with the thread here, or if it might be something else? I ask about this thread, because I did with maybe too much compunction, delete all i686 packages.

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I will keep this thread going if it is something else.
Thanks.

[glb (Gregory Lee Bartholomew)]

@dedanna1029

First off, I need to know if it might have anything to do with the thread here, or if it might be something else?

It’s hard to say, but apparently exit code 127 typically means “command not found”. It seems likely that a successful full system upgrade would correct that. Good luck.

[dedanna1029 (Kim Garren)]

OK. I’m working on that as we speak. Thanks!