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Install the cron service

An XCCDF Rule

Description

The Cron service should be installed.

Rationale

The cron service allow periodic job execution, needed for almost all administrative tasks and services (software update, log rotating, etc.). Access to cron service should be restricted to administrative accounts only.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_cron_installed
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

OS Build Blueprint

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

Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions

package --add=cron

A Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q kernel; then
if ! rpm -q --quiet "cron" ; then
    yum install -y "cron"
fi

A Puppet Snippet

include install_cron
class install_cron {
  package { 'cron':
    ensure => 'installed',
  }
}

An Ansible Snippet

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
  - enable_strategy