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CIS SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 Benchmark for Level 1 - Server

Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Enable rsyslog Service

    The <code>rsyslog</code> service provides syslog-style logging by default on SUSE Linux Enterprise 15. The <code>rsyslog</code> service can be ena...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Proper Configuration of Log Files

    The file <code>/etc/rsyslog.conf</code> controls where log message are written. These are controlled by lines called <i>rules</i>, which consist of...
    Group
  • Ensure Log Files Are Owned By Appropriate Group

    The group-owner of all log files written by <code>rsyslog</code> should be <code>root</code>. These log files are determined by the second part of ...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure Log Files Are Owned By Appropriate User

    The owner of all log files written by <code>rsyslog</code> should be <code>root</code>. These log files are determined by the second part of each...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure System Log Files Have Correct Permissions

    The file permissions for all log files written by <code>rsyslog</code> should be set to 640, or more restrictive. These log files are determined by...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure logging is configured

    The <code>/etc/rsyslog.conf</code> and <code>/etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf</code> files specifies rules for logging and which files are to be used to log c...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • systemd-journald

    systemd-journald is a system service that collects and stores logging data. It creates and maintains structured, indexed journals based on logging ...
    Group
  • Ensure journald is configured to compress large log files

    The journald system can compress large log files to avoid fill the system disk.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure journald is configured to send logs to rsyslog

    Data from journald may be stored in volatile memory or persisted locally. Utilities exist to accept remote export of journald logs.
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Ensure journald is configured to write log files to persistent disk

    The journald system may store log files in volatile memory or locally on disk. If the logs are only stored in volatile memory they will we lost upo...
    Rule Medium Severity

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