System logs must be rotated daily.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-217943	RHEL-06-000138	SV-217943r505923_rule		Low

Description
Log files that are not properly rotated run the risk of growing so large that they fill up the /var/log partition. Valuable logging information could be lost if the /var/log partition becomes full.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-09-03

Details

Check Text ( C-19424r376844_chk )
Run the following commands to determine the current status of the "logrotate" service: # grep logrotate /var/log/cron* If the logrotate service is not run on a daily basis by cron, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-19422r376845_fix)
The "logrotate" service should be installed or reinstalled if it is not installed and operating properly, by running the following command: # yum reinstall logrotate