RHEL 9 must have the s-nail package installed.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-257842 | SRG-OS-000363-GPOS-00150 | RHEL-09-215095 | SV-257842r1044916_rule | 2026-02-05 | 2 |
Description
The "s-nail" package provides the mail command required to allow sending email notifications of unauthorized configuration changes to designated personnel.
ℹ️ Check
Verify that RHEL 9 is configured to allow sending email notifications.
Note: The "s-nail" package provides the "mail" command that is used to send email messages.
Verify that the "s-nail" package is installed on the system:
$ dnf list --installed s-nail
s-nail.x86_64 14.9.22-6.el9
If "s-nail" package is not installed, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
The s-nail package can be installed with the following command:
$ sudo dnf install s-nail