Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 20.04
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Verify User Who Owns /var/log Directory
To properly set the owner of/var/log
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /var/log
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Verify User Who Owns /var/log/messages File
To properly set the owner of/var/log/messages
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /var/log/messages
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify User Who Owns /var/log/syslog File
To properly set the owner of/var/log/syslog
, run the command:$ sudo chown syslog /var/log/syslog
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on /var/log Directory
To properly set the permissions of/var/log
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0755 /var/log
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on /var/log/messages File
To properly set the permissions of/var/log/messages
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0640 /var/log/messages
Rule Medium Severity
Node 2
The content of the drawer really is up to you. It could have form fields, definition lists, text lists, labels, charts, progress bars, etc. Spacing recommendation is 24px margins. You can put tabs in here, and can also make the drawer scrollable.
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