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 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 2 · disa_xccdf · related
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