Ensure rsyslog service is enabled and active

MediumLevel 1Automatedlinux

Description

Once the rsyslog package is installed, ensure that the service is enabled.

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

shell

alt0() { command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "step1: systemctl not installed"; return 1; }; o=$(bash -c 'systemctl is-enabled rsyslog' 2>&1); printf '%s\n' "$o" | tr -s ' \t' '  ' | sed 's/^ //;s/ $//' | grep -Fxq -- enabled || { echo step1: missing enabled; return 1; }; command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "step2: systemctl not installed"; return 1; }; o=$(bash -c 'systemctl is-active rsyslog.service' 2>&1); printf '%s\n' "$o" | tr -s ' \t' '  ' | sed 's/^ //;s/ $//' | grep -Fxq -- active || { echo step2: missing active; return 1; }; }; if alt0; then echo compliant; fi

Expected output: compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

- IF - rsyslog is being used for logging on the system: Run the following commands to unmask, enable, and start rsyslog.service: # systemctl unmask rsyslog.service # systemctl enable rsyslog.service # systemctl start rsyslog.service

Properties

Operating systems: alinux-3
Tags: cis-convertedlinux
Reference: CIS Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 Benchmark v2.0.0 - 6.2.2.2

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