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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
System Settings
Configure Syslog
Ensure Proper Configuration of Log Files
Ensure cron Is Logging To Rsyslog
Ensure cron Is Logging To Rsyslog
An XCCDF Rule
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Ensure cron Is Logging To Rsyslog
Medium Severity
Cron logging must be implemented to spot intrusions or trace cron job status. If
cron
is not logging to
rsyslog
, it can be implemented by adding the following to the
RULES
section of
/etc/rsyslog.conf
:
cron.* /var/log/cron