RHEL 10 must enable the systemd-journald service.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-281096 | RHEL-10-500000 | SV-281096r1165643_rule | CCI-001665 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| In the event of a system failure, RHEL 10 must preserve any information necessary to determine cause of failure and return to operations with least disruption to system processes. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-281096r1165643_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 enables the systemd-journald service 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-85562r1165642_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 to enable the systemd-journald service.
To enable the systemd-journald service, run the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable --now systemd-journald