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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Amazon Linux 2023

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.daily

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.daily, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.daily
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Group Who Owns cron.hourly

    To properly set the group owner of /etc/cron.hourly, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.hourly
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Record Information on the Use of Privileged Commands

    At a minimum, the audit system should collect the execution of privileged commands for all users and root.
    Group
  • Action for auditd to take when disk space is low

    The setting for admin_space_left_action in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value
  • Maximum audit log file size for auditd

    The setting for max_log_file in /etc/audit/auditd.conf
    Value

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