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RHEL 9 must have the s-nail package installed.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-257842 RHEL-09-215095 SV-257842r958794_rule Medium
Description
The "s-nail" package provides the mail command required to allow sending email notifications of unauthorized configuration changes to designated personnel.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-06-04

Details

Check Text ( C-61583r942958_chk )
Verify that RHEL 9 is configured to allow sending email notifications.

Note: The "s-nail" package provides the "mail" command that is used to send email messages.

Verify that the "s-nail" package is installed on the system:

$ sudo dnf list --installed s-nail

s-nail.x86_64 14.9.22-6.el9

If "s-nail" package is not installed, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61507r925512_fix)
The s-nail package can be installed with the following command:

$ sudo dnf install s-nail