Rule version TOSS-05-000380 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-20
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 an audit event multiplexor (audispd) to pass audit records to the local syslog server.
Verify TOSS 5 is configured use the "audisp-remote" syslog service using the following command:
$ sudo grep active /etc/audit/plugins.d/syslog.conf
active = yes
If the "active" keyword does not have a value of "yes", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.
Edit the "/etc/audit/plugins.d/syslog.conf" file and add or update the "active" option:
active = yes
Restart the audit daemon for the changes to take effect.