Verify Permissions on /var/log Directory
An XCCDF Rule
Description
To properly set the permissions of /var/log
, run the command:
$ sudo chmod 0755 /var/log
Rationale
The /var/log
directory contains files with logs of error
messages in the system and should only be accessed by authorized
personnel.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_permissions_var_log
- Severity
- Medium
- Updated