Install the systemd_timesyncd Service
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The systemd_timesyncd service should be installed.
Rationale
Time synchronization (using NTP) is required by almost all network and administrative tasks (syslog, cryptographic based services (authentication, etc.), etc.). systemd_timesyncd is a part of the systemd suite and acts as a NTP client.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_timesyncd_installed
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation - OS Build Blueprint
[[packages]]
name = "systemd-timesyncd"
version = "*"
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Ensure systemd-timesyncd is installed
package:
name: systemd-timesyncd
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
Remediation - Puppet
include install_systemd-timesyncd
class install_systemd-timesyncd {
package { 'systemd-timesyncd':
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 "systemd-timesyncd"
else