Install the cron service
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The Cron service should be installed.
Rationale
The cron service allow periodic job execution, needed for almost all administrative tasks and services (software update, log rotating, etc.). Access to cron service should be restricted to administrative accounts only.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_cron_installed
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Ensure cron is installed
package:
name: cron
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if ! rpm -q --quiet "cron" ; then
yum install -y "cron"
fi
Remediation - Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions
package --add=cron
Remediation - OS Build Blueprint
[[packages]]
name = "cron"
version = "*"
Remediation - Puppet
include install_cron
class install_cron {
package { 'cron':
ensure => 'installed',
}