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FIM does not work in who-data mode with Audit provider on Fedora 43 #33304

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Problem

When using File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) in who-data mode with the Audit provider on Fedora 43, the following log messages are produced:

2025/11/27 12:49:22 wazuh-syscheckd: ERROR: (6642): Audit health check couldn't be completed correctly.
2025/11/27 12:49:22 wazuh-syscheckd: WARNING: (6913): Who-data engine could not start. Switching who-data to real-time.

The who-data engine fails to start and reverts to real-time mode instead.

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Platform Audit
Fedora 43 4.1.2-2-fc43

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Set up Wazuh FIM in who-data mode using Audit provider on Fedora 43.
    <syscheck>
      <disabled>no</disabled>
      <frequency>43200</frequency>
      <scan_on_start>yes</scan_on_start>
      <directories whodata="yes">/root/test</directories>
    </syscheck>
  2. Monitor the logs from wazuh-syscheckd.
  3. Observe the error and warning messages above.

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