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Configure auditd admin_space_left_action

auditd-admin-space-action · RHEL ≥ 8 · 1 impl

Description

The auditd daemon must halt the system when the audit storage volume is critically low on space.

Rationale

When audit storage is exhausted, the system must halt to prevent security events from going unrecorded. This ensures continuous audit logging for forensic purposes.

Check → Remediate

Checkconfig_value
path:
/etc/audit/auditd.conf
key:
admin_space_left_action
expected:
single
Remediateconfig_set
path:
/etc/audit/auditd.conf
key:
admin_space_left_action
value:
single
separator:
=
reload:
auditd

Framework references

STIG

V-230389V-281108 / RHEL-10-500110

NIST 800-53

AU-5

Live verification

rhel10:checkrhel8:check
#audit#auditd#storage#stig