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Ensure logrotate is Installed

An XCCDF Rule

Description

logrotate is installed by default. The logrotate package can be installed with the following command:

 $ sudo yum install logrotate

Rationale

The logrotate package provides the logrotate services.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_logrotate_installed
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - script:bootc


dnf install logrotate

Remediation - Puppet

include install_logrotate

class install_logrotate {
  package { 'logrotate':
    ensure => 'installed',
  }

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Gather the package facts
  package_facts:
    manager: auto
  tags:
  - CCE-86154-2
  - NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)

Remediation - script:kickstart


package install logrotate

Remediation - OS Build Blueprint


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

Remediation - Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions


package --add=logrotate

Remediation - Shell Script

# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if rpm --quiet -q kernel; then

if ! rpm -q --quiet "logrotate" ; then
    yum install -y "logrotate"
fi