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V-271509

CAT II (Medium)

OL 9 must be configured so that the rsyslog service is active.

Rule ID

SV-271509r1091239_rule

STIG

Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R5

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

The rsyslog service must be running to provide logging services, which are essential to system administration.

Check Content

Verify that OL 9 rsyslog is active with the following command:

$ systemctl is-active rsyslog 
active

If the rsyslog service is not active, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Enable the rsyslog service with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl enable --now rsyslog