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The rsyslog service on RHEL 9 must be active.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-258142 RHEL-09-652020 SV-258142r991589_rule Medium
Description
The "rsyslog" service must be running to provide logging services, which are essential to system administration.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-06-04

Details

Check Text ( C-61883r926411_chk )
Verify that "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 (F-61807r926412_fix)
To enable the rsyslog service, run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl enable --now rsyslog