AlmaLinux OS 9 must be configured to offload audit records onto a different system from the system being audited via syslog.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-269512 | SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224 | ALMA-09-052490 | SV-269512r1050395_rule | 2025-02-20 | 1 |
| Description |
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| The auditd service does not include the ability to send audit records to a centralized server for management directly. However, it can use a plug-in for audit event multiplexor (audispd) to pass audit records to the local syslog server. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify AlmaLinux OS 9 is configured use the audisp-remote syslog service with the following command: $ grep active /etc/audit/plugins.d/syslog.conf active = yes If the "active" keyword does not have a value of "yes", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Edit the /etc/audit/plugins.d/syslog.conf file and add or update the "active" option: active = yes The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect. |