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Ensure rsyslog is Installed

An XCCDF Rule

Description

Rsyslog is installed by default. The rsyslog package can be installed with the following command: 
 $ apt-get install rsyslog

Rationale

The rsyslog package provides the rsyslog daemon, which provides system logging services.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_rsyslog_installed
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

OS Build Blueprint

[[packages]]
name = "rsyslog"
version = "*"

An Ansible Snippet

- name: Ensure rsyslog is installed
  package:
    name: rsyslog
    state: present
  when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
  tags:

A Puppet Snippet

include install_rsyslog
class install_rsyslog {
  package { 'rsyslog':
    ensure => 'installed',
  }
}

A Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "rsyslog"

else
    >&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi