Ensure rsyslog is Installed
Description
Rsyslog is installed by default. The rsyslog package can be installed with the following command:
$ apt-get install rsyslog
Rationale
The rsyslog package provides the rsyslog daemon, which provides
system logging services.
Shell script
The following script can be run on the host to remediate the issue.
#!/bin/bash
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y "rsyslog"
else
>&2 echo 'Remediation is not applicable, nothing was done'
fi
Ansible playbook
The following playbook can be run with Ansible to remediate the issue.
- name: Ensure rsyslog is installed
package:
name: rsyslog
state: present
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
tags:
- NIST-800-53-CM-6(a)
- enable_strategy
- low_complexity
- low_disruption
- medium_severity
- no_reboot_needed
- package_rsyslog_installed
