Ensure syslog-ng is Installed
An XCCDF Rule
Description
syslog-ng can be installed in replacement of rsyslog.
The syslog-ng-core package can be installed with the following command:
$ sudo yum install syslog-ng-core
Rationale
The syslog-ng-core package provides the syslog-ng daemon, which provides system logging services.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_package_syslogng_installed
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Anaconda Pre-Install Instructions
package --add=syslog-ng
Remediation - OS Build Blueprint
[[packages]]
name = "syslog-ng"
version = "*"
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Ensure syslog-ng is installed
package:
name: syslog-ng
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
Remediation - Puppet
include install_syslog-ng
class install_syslog-ng {
package { 'syslog-ng':
ensure => 'installed',
}
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
if ! rpm -q --quiet "syslog-ng" ; then
yum install -y "syslog-ng"
fi