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OL09-00-000855 - OL 9 must be configured to offload audit records onto a different system from the system being audited via syslog.
Information
The auditd service does not include the ability to send audit records to a centralized server for management directly. However, it can use a plug-in for audit event multiplexor (audispd) to pass audit records to the local syslog server.Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000479-GPOS-00224
Solution
Configure OL 9 to offload audit records onto a different system from the system being audited via syslog.Edit the /etc/audit/plugins.d/syslog.conf file and add or update the "active" option:
active = yes
The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect.
Restart auditd:
$ sudo service auditd restart
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_9_V1R5_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Oracle Linux 9 STIG v1r5
Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
References: 800-53|AU-4(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001851, Rule-ID|SV-271597r1092586_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-000855, Vuln-ID|V-271597
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 7fb53fd142654fab650a337faa2f4c18a3309a8bfabf7209af6e8de14331a742