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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 18.04
System Settings
System Accounting with auditd
Configure auditd Data Retention
Appropriate Action Must be Setup When the Internal Audit Event Queue is Full
Appropriate Action Must be Setup When the Internal Audit Event Queue is Full
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Appropriate Action Must be Setup When the Internal Audit Event Queue is Full
Medium Severity
The audit system should have an action setup in the event the internal event queue becomes full. To setup an overflow action edit
/etc/audit/auditd.conf
. Set
overflow_action
to one of the following values:
syslog
,
single
,
halt
.