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The Photon operating system audit log must attempt to log audit failures to syslog.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without this notification, the security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability, and system operation may be adversely affected.

ID
SV-256492r1038966_rule
Version
PHTN-30-000015
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

Navigate to and open:

/etc/audit/auditd.conf

Ensure the following lines are present, not duplicated, and not commented: