Skip to content
ATO Pathways
Log In
Overview
Search
Catalogs
SCAP
OSCAL
Catalogs
Profiles
Documents
References
Knowledge Base
Platform Documentation
Compliance Dictionary
Platform Changelog
About
Catalogs
XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
System Settings
System Accounting with auditd
Configure auditd Rules for Comprehensive Auditing
System Audit Directories Must Be Owned By Root
System Audit Directories Must Be Owned By Root
An XCCDF Rule
Details
Profiles
Prose
System Audit Directories Must Be Owned By Root
Medium Severity
All audit directories must be owned by root user. By default, the path for audit log is
/var/log/audit/
. To properly set the owner of
/var/log/audit
, run the command:
$ sudo chown root /var/log/audit