OL 9 must write audit records to disk.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-271602 | OL09-00-000880 | SV-271602r1092590_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Audit data should be synchronously written to disk to ensure log integrity. This setting ensures that all audit event data is written disk. |
| STIG | Date |
| Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-08 |
Details
| Check Text (C-75652r1091516_chk) |
| Verify that OL 9 audit system is configured to write logs to the disk with the following command: $ sudo grep write_logs /etc/audit/auditd.conf write_logs = yes If "write_logs" does not have a value of "yes", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-75559r1092589_fix) |
| Configure the audit system to write log files to the disk. Edit the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file and add or update the "write_logs" option to "yes": write_logs = yes The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect. Restart auditd: $ sudo service auditd restart |