Ensure logrotate is Installed
An XCCDF Rule
Description
logrotate is installed by default. The logrotate package can be installed with the following command:
$ apt-get install logrotate
Rationale
The logrotate package provides the logrotate services.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_logrotate_installed
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - OS Build Blueprint
[[packages]]
name = "logrotate"
version = "*"
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Ensure logrotate is installed
package:
name: logrotate
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
Remediation - Puppet
include install_logrotate
class install_logrotate {
package { 'logrotate':
ensure => 'installed',
}
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "logrotate"
else