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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of openSUSE
System Settings
File Permissions and Masks
Verify Permissions on Important Files and Directories
Verify Permissions on Files within /var/log Directory
Verify Permissions on /var/log/syslog File
Verify Permissions on /var/log/syslog File
An XCCDF Rule
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Verify Permissions on /var/log/syslog File
Medium Severity
To properly set the permissions of
/var/log/syslog
, run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0640 /var/log/syslog