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Ensure auditd service is enabled and running – running

Details

Turn on the auditd daemon to record system events.

Rationale:

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 enable and start auditd :

# systemctl –now enable auditd

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Audit and Accountability.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

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Updated on July 16, 2022
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