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V-248615

CAT II (Medium)

OL 8 must have the rsyslog service enabled and active.

Rule ID

SV-248615r991589_rule

STIG

Oracle Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R8

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

Configuring OL 8 to implement organization-wide security implementation guides and security checklists ensures compliance with federal standards and establishes a common security baseline across the DoD that reflects the most restrictive security posture consistent with operational requirements. Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the system that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters are parameters impacting the security state of the system, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. Security-related parameters include, for example, registry settings; account, file, and directory permission settings; and settings for functions, ports, protocols, services, and remote connections.

Check Content

Verify the rsyslog service is enabled and active with the following commands: 
 
$ sudo systemctl is-enabled rsyslog 
 
enabled 
 
$ sudo systemctl is-active rsyslog 
 
active 
 
If the service is not enabled and active, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Start and enable the rsyslog service with the following commands: 
 
$ sudo systemctl start rsyslog.service 
 
$ sudo systemctl enable rsyslog.service