11.7 sendmail: Set Secure Logfile Ownership to the root User

Information

Set the ownership of the sendmail log file (by default on Solaris 10, /var/log/syslog) to be owned by root.

Solution

Perform the following to implement the recommended state:
# chown root /var/log/syslog

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/614

Item Details

Audit Name: CIS Solaris 10 L2 v5.2

References: CSCv6|3.1

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: be129ce3b38feedf6ef89b68249ed063159341e89a07bea65838a12c265d274e