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UBTU-22-232095 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS must configure the files used by the system journal to be group-owned by "systemd-journal".
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Solution
Configure Ubuntu 22.04 LTS to set the appropriate group-ownership to the files used by the systemd journal.Create a drop-in file if it does not already exist with the following command:
$ sudo vi /etc/tmpfiles.d/zzz-systemd-stig.conf
Add or modify the following lines in the "/usr/lib/tmpfiles.d/zzz-systemd-stig.conf" file:
z /var/log/journal/%m/system.journal 0640 root systemd-journal - -
Restart the system for the changes to take effect.
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CAN_Ubuntu_22-04_LTS_V2R8_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS STIG v2r8
Category: SYSTEM AND INFORMATION INTEGRITY
References: 800-53|SI-11b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001314, Rule-ID|SV-260504r1184058_rule, STIG-ID|UBTU-22-232095, Vuln-ID|V-260504
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 98225ab75792dbf80e91b8f73c35f3ec36950d51502abfe780ce5f94f85978c6