The Ubuntu operating system must configure /var/log/syslog file to be owned by syslog.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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- ID
- SV-219193r610963_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the Ubuntu operating system to have syslog own the /var/log/syslog file by running the following command:
# sudo chown syslog /var/log/syslog