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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Fedora
System Settings
System Accounting with auditd
Configure auditd Data Retention
Configure auditd Max Log File Size
Configure auditd Max Log File Size
An XCCDF Rule
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Configure auditd Max Log File Size
Medium Severity
Determine the amount of audit data (in megabytes) which should be retained in each log file. Edit the file
/etc/audit/auditd.conf
. Add or modify the following line, substituting the correct value of
for
STOREMB
:
max_log_file =
STOREMB
Set the value to
6
(MB) or higher for general-purpose systems. Larger values, of course, support retention of even more audit data.