# "existing\_package" spam

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/existing-package-spam/297455>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** auditbeat\
**Created:** [February 17, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/existing-package-spam/297455 "2022-02-17T08:55:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![ziv1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ziv1/32/100597_2.png) [@ziv1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ziv1)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/existing-package-spam/297455/1 "2022-02-17T08:55:45Z")

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Hi,

Earlier today from the server I'm testing Auditbeat on, I got a spam of several hundred "existing\_package" events. (For reference, RHEL)  
I get the exact same spam every day.

Considering it was around 5AM, I don't think anyone was working on that server, at the time.  
So, what could cause this spam?

I don't see any automatic update mechanism active... Though maybe it's one I don't know about?  
Or is this just normal?...

Additional information:

- Auditbeat version: 7.2.0 (ELK version)
- event.action: "existing\_package"
- event.dataset: "package"
- event.kind: "state"
- event.module: "system"
- (Example) message: "Package selinux-policy (3.13.1) is already installed"
- service.type: "system"

ServerFault post: [redhat - RHEL Auditbeat - "existing\_package" spam - Server Fault](https://serverfault.com/questions/1093955/rhel-auditbeat-existing-package-spam)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 10:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/existing-package-spam/297455/2 "2022-03-17T10:55:59Z")

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