Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Disable Logwatch on Clients if a Logserver Exists
Does your site have a central logserver which has been configured to report on logs received from all systems? If so: <pre>$ sudo rm /etc/cron.dail...Rule Unknown Severity -
Ensure rsyslog Default File Permissions Configured
rsyslog will create logfiles that do not already exist on the system. This settings controls what permissions will be applied to these newly create...Rule Medium Severity -
Configure Logwatch on the Central Log Server
Is this system the central log server? If so, edit the file/etc/logwatch/conf/logwatch.conf
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Configure Logwatch HostLimit Line
On a central logserver, you want Logwatch to summarize all syslog entries, including those which did not originate on the logserver itself. The <co...Rule Unknown Severity -
Configure Logwatch SplitHosts Line
If <code>SplitHosts</code> is set, Logwatch will separate entries by hostname. This makes the report longer but significantly more usable. If it is...Rule Unknown Severity
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