The rsyslog service on RHEL 9 must be active.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-258142 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | RHEL-09-652020 | SV-258142r991589_rule | 2026-02-05 | 2 |
Description
The "rsyslog" service must be running to provide logging services, which are essential to system administration.
ℹ️ Check
Verify that "rsyslog" is active with the following command:
$ systemctl is-active rsyslog
active
If the rsyslog service is not active, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
To enable the rsyslog service, run the following command:
$ sudo systemctl enable --now rsyslog