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AIX sendmail logging must not be set to less than nine in the sendmail.cf file.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

If Sendmail is not configured to log at level 9, system logs may not contain the information necessary for tracking unauthorized use of the sendmail service.

ID
SV-215344r991589_rule
Version
AIX7-00-003038
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Edit /etc/mail/sendmail.cf file, locate the "O LogLevel" line, or add a new line if necessary, and change the log level to "9". The new LogLevel line should be:
O LogLevel=9