Canonical Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) V1R9
Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile
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Verify permissions of log files
Any operating system providing too much information in error messages risks compromising the data and security of the structure, and content of err...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Permissions on Files within /var/log Directory
The/var/log
directory contains files with logs of error messages in the system and should only be accessed by authorized personnel.Group -
Verify Group Who Owns /var/log Directory
To properly set the group owner of/var/log
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp syslog /var/log
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Who Owns /var/log/syslog File
To properly set the group owner of/var/log/syslog
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp adm /var/log/syslog
Rule Medium Severity -
Verify User Who Owns /var/log Directory
To properly set the owner of/var/log
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /var/log
Rule Medium Severity
Node 2
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