Amazon Linux 2023 systemd-journald service must be enabled.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-274000 | AZLX-23-000135 | SV-274000r1119988_rule | CCI-001665 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Failure to a known state can address safety or security in accordance with the mission/business needs of the organization. Failure to a known secure state helps prevent a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability in the event of a failure of the information system or a component of the system. Preserving operating system state information helps to facilitate operating system restart and return to the operational mode of the organization with least disruption to mission/business processes. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Amazon Linux 2023 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-02-27 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-274000r1119988_chk)
Verify Amazon Linux 2023 is configured so that "systemd-journald" is active with the following command:
$ systemctl is-active systemd-journald
active
If the systemd-journald service is not active, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-77996r1119987_fix)
Configure Amazon Linux 2023 to enable the systemd-journald service with the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable --now systemd-journald