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Configure auditd to audit local events

auditd-local-events · RHEL ≥ 8 · 1 impl

Description

The auditd local_events parameter must be set to yes to collect audit events generated on the local system.

Rationale

Without auditing local events, security-relevant activity on the system would go unrecorded, preventing detection of unauthorized access or system compromise.

Check → Remediate

Checkconfig_value
path:
/etc/audit/auditd.conf
key:
local_events
expected:
yes
Remediateconfig_set
path:
/etc/audit/auditd.conf
key:
local_events
value:
yes
separator:
=
restart:
auditd

Framework references

STIG

V-258164V-230393V-281098 / RHEL-10-500010

NIST 800-53

AU-2AU-12

Live verification

rhel10:checkrhel8:checkrhel9:check
#audit#auditd#configuration