Ensure rsyslog is Installed
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Rsyslog is installed by default. The rsyslog package can be installed with the following command:
$ sudo yum install rsyslog
Rationale
The rsyslog package provides the rsyslog daemon, which provides system logging services.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_rsyslog_installed
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - OS Build Blueprint
[[packages]]
name = "rsyslog"
version = "*"
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Ensure rsyslog is installed
package:
name: rsyslog
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
Remediation - Puppet
include install_rsyslog
class install_rsyslog {
package { 'rsyslog':
ensure => 'installed',
}