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5.2.1.1 Ensure audit is installed

Information

auditd is the userspace component to the Linux Auditing System. It's responsible for writing audit records to the disk.

The capturing of system events provides system administrators with information to allow them to determine if unauthorized access to their system is occurring.

Solution

Run the following command to install audit and audit-libs :

# yum install audit audit-libs

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/15964

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY

References: 800-53|AU-2, 800-53|AU-3, 800-53|AU-3(1), 800-53|AU-7, 800-53|AU-12, 800-53|SI-5, CSCv7|6.2, CSCv7|6.3

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