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5.1.1.1 Ensure syslog is installed

Information

The syslogd software is recommended for FreeBSD and is shipped with the base system.

The syslogd utility reads and logs messages to the system console, log files, other machines, and/or users as specified by its configuration file.

Solution

Run the following command to activate and start the syslogd service in the highly unlikely case that the service was disabled:

# service syslogd start

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/19044

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|AU-2, 800-53|AU-7, 800-53|AU-12, 800-53|SI-5, CSCv7|6.2, CSCv7|6.3

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