The SUSE operating system must off-load rsyslog messages for networked systems in real time and off-load standalone systems at least weekly.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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- ID
- SV-217285r959008_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the SUSE operating system to off-load rsyslog messages for networked systems in real time.
For stand-alone systems establish a procedure to off-load log messages at least once a week.
For networked systems add a "@[Log_Server_IP_Address]" option to every active message label in "/etc/rsyslog.conf" that does not have one. Some examples are listed below: