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Configure /etc/rsyslog.conf

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8.2.3 Configure /etc/rsyslog.conf (Not Scored)

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Description

The /etc/rsyslog.conf file specifies rules for logging and which files are to be used to log certain classes of messages.

Rationale

A great deal of important security-related information is sent via rsyslog (e.g., successful and failed su attempts, failed login attempts, root login attempts, etc.).

Audit Procedure

Using Command Line

Review the contents of the /etc/rsyslog.conf and /etc/rsyslog.d/* files to ensure appropriate logging is set. In addition, perform the following command and ensure that the log files are logging information:

ls -l /var/log/

Expected Result

Log files should exist and contain recent log entries as configured in /etc/rsyslog.conf.

Remediation

Using Command Line

Edit the following lines in the /etc/rsyslog.conf or /etc/rsyslog.d/* file as appropriate for your environment:

*.emerg :omusrmsg:* mail.* -
/var/log/mail mail.info -
/var/log/mail.info mail.warning -
/var/log/mail.warn mail.err
/var/log/mail.err news.crit -
/var/log/news/news.crit news.err -
/var/log/news/news.err news.notice -
/var/log/news/news.notice
*.=warning;*.=err -/var/log/warn
*.crit /var/log/warn
*.*;mail.none;news.none -/var/log/messages
local0,local1.* -/var/log/localmessages local2,local3.*
-/var/log/localmessages local4,local5.* -
/var/log/localmessages local6,local7.* -
/var/log/localmessages

Execute the following command to restart rsyslogd:

pkill -HUP rsyslogd

Default Value

The default rsyslog.conf has basic logging configured.

References

  • CIS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server Benchmark v1.1.0
  • See the rsyslog.conf(5) man page for more information.

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Level 1 - Not Scored