Ensure audit configuration files owner is configured

How it is checked

Audit method: Shell command

alt0() { command -v find >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "step1: find not installed"; return 1; }; o=$(bash -c 'find /etc/audit/ -type f \( -name '"'"'*.conf'"'"' -o -name '"'"'*.rules'"'"' \) ! -user root' 2>/dev/null); [ -z "$o" ] || { echo "step1: $o" | head -c 300; return 1; }; }; if alt0; then echo compliant; fi

Expected output

compliant

How it is fixed

Fix method: Guidance or infrastructure patch

Run the following command to change ownership to root user: # find /etc/audit/ -type f \( -name '*.conf' -o -name '*.rules' \) ! -user root -exec chown root {} +

Check this host

Run this on a machine you are allowed to audit. The scan is read-only.

tmaegis scan --target linux --level 2