Enable rsyslog Service
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The rsyslog service provides syslog-style logging by default on Ubuntu 20.04.
The rsyslog service can be enabled with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable rsyslog.service
Rationale
The rsyslog service must be running in order to provide
logging services, which are essential to system administration.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_service_rsyslog_enabled
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Puppet
include enable_rsyslog
class enable_rsyslog {
service {'rsyslog':
enable => true,
ensure => 'running',
Remediation - OS Build Blueprint
[customizations.services]
enabled = ["rsyslog"]
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Enable service rsyslog
block:
- name: Gather the package facts
package_facts:
manager: auto
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
SYSTEMCTL_EXEC='/usr/bin/systemctl'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" unmask 'rsyslog.service'
"$SYSTEMCTL_EXEC" start 'rsyslog.service'