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1.168 OL09-00-000885

Information

OL 9 must act when allocated audit record storage volume reaches 95 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity.

GROUP ID: V-271603
RULE ID: SV-271603r1092592

If action is not taken when storage volume reaches 95 percent utilization, the auditing system may fail when the storage volume reaches capacity.

Solution

Configure the auditd service to take action in the event of allocated audit record storage volume reaches 95 percent of the repository maximum audit record storage capacity.

Edit the following line in "/etc/audit/auditd.conf" to ensure that the system is forced into single user mode in the event the audit record storage volume is about to reach maximum capacity:

admin_space_left_action = single

The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect.

Restart auditd:

$ sudo service auditd restart

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27024

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-5(1), CCI|CCI-001855, Rule-ID|SV-271603r1092592_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-000885, Vuln-ID|V-271603

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 93b262ba2d5b8bcfcef00fe4fc1e20510989fa34a75da774d88aaf5511c82808