Enable systemd-journald Service
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The systemd-journald service is an essential component of
systemd.
The systemd-journald service can be enabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable systemd-journald.service
Rationale
In the event of a system failure, Ubuntu 18.04 must preserve any information necessary to determine cause of failure and any information necessary to return to operations with least disruption to system processes.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_systemd-journald_enabled
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - OS Build Blueprint
[customizations.services]
enabled = ["systemd-journald"]
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Enable service systemd-journald
block:
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
Remediation - Puppet
include enable_systemd-journald
class enable_systemd-journald {
service {'systemd-journald':
enable => true,
ensure => 'running',
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" unmask 'systemd-journald.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" start 'systemd-journald.service'