AlmaLinux OS 9 audit system must retain an optimal number of audit records.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
max_log_file (size in megabytes) multiplied by num_logs must make full use of the auditd storage volume (separate to the root partition). If max_log_file_action is set to ROTATE or KEEP_LOGS then num_logs must be set to a value between 2 and 99.
- ID
- SV-269530r1050413_rule
- Version
- ALMA-09-054580
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to make full use of the auditd storage volume with rotation enabled.
Add or update the following line ("num_logs" can be set to a number between 2 and 99) in the "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" file:
num_logs = 5