Cron logging must be implemented.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-982	GEN003160	SV-27352r1_rule	ECAR-1 ECAR-2 ECAR-3	Medium

Description
Cron logging can be used to trace the successful or unsuccessful execution of cron jobs. It can also be used to spot intrusions into the use of the cron facility by unauthorized and malicious users.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-07-03

Details

Check Text ( C-28494r1_chk )
# grep cron /etc/syslog.conf If cron logging is not configured, this is a finding. Check the configured cron log file found in the cron entry of /etc/syslog (normally /var/log/cron). # ls -lL /var/log/cron If this file does not exist, or is older than the last cron job, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31389r1_fix)
Edit /etc/syslog.conf and setup cron logging.