The rsyslog service on RHEL 9 must be active.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258142 | RHEL-09-652020 | SV-258142r991589_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| The "rsyslog" service must be running to provide logging services, which are essential to system administration. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-258142r991589_chk)
Verify that "rsyslog" is active with the following command:
$ systemctl is-active rsyslog
active
If the rsyslog service is not active, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61807r926412_fix)
To enable the rsyslog service, run the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable --now rsyslog