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5.1.1.2 Ensure syslogd service is enabled

Information

Ensure that the syslogd service is enabled.

If the syslogd service is not enabled to start on boot, the system will not capture logging events.

Solution

Run the following command to enable syslogd :

# service syslogd enable

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-2, 800-53|AU-3, 800-53|AU-7, 800-53|AU-12, CSCv7|6.2, CSCv7|6.3

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 143ffdfe9de2043360231f1170c80d070e2337556f6fdc5b7dee352fe9f02ddf