OL 9 must be configured so that successful/unsuccessful uses of the init command generate an audit record.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-271573	SRG-OS-000477-GPOS-00222	OL09-00-000730	SV-271573r1092564_rule	2025-05-08	1

Description
Misuse of the init command may cause availability issues for the system.

ℹ️ Check
Verify that OL 9 is configured to audit the execution of the init command with the following command: $ sudo auditctl -l \| grep init -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/init -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-init If the command does not return a line or the line is commented out, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the init command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/init -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-init The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. Restart auditd: $ sudo service auditd restart

✔️ Fix

Configure the audit system to generate an audit event for any successful/unsuccessful uses of the init command by adding or updating the following rule in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/audit.rules" file: -a always,exit -F path=/usr/sbin/init -F perm=x -F auid>=1000 -F auid!=unset -k privileged-init The audit daemon must be restarted for the changes to take effect. Restart auditd: $ sudo service auditd restart