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The audit system must identify staff members to receive notifications of audit log storage volume capacity issues.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-209032 OL6-00-000313 SV-209032r793753_rule Medium
Description
Email sent to the root account is typically aliased to the administrators of the system, who can take appropriate action.
STIG Date
Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2021-12-03

Details

Check Text ( C-9285r357881_chk )
Inspect "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" and locate the following line to determine if the system is configured to send email to an account when it needs to notify an administrator:

action_mail_acct = root

If auditd is not configured to send emails per identified actions, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-9285r357882_fix)
The "auditd" service can be configured to send email to a designated account in certain situations. Add or correct the following line in "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" to ensure that administrators are notified via email for those situations:

action_mail_acct = root