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Rules and Groups employed by this XCCDF Profile

  • Verify Group Who Owns /var/log/messages File

    To properly set the group owner of /var/log/messages, run the command:
    $ sudo chgrp root /var/log/messages
    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
  • Verify User Who Owns /var/log/messages File

    To properly set the owner of /var/log/messages, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /var/log/messages 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions on /var/log Directory

    To properly set the permissions of /var/log, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0755 /var/log
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions on /var/log/messages File

    To properly set the permissions of /var/log/messages, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0640 /var/log/messages
    Rule Medium Severity

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