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Configure auditd log format to ENRICHED

auditd-log-format · RHEL ≥ 8 · 1 impl

Description

The auditd log_format parameter must be set to ENRICHED to include user and group name resolution in audit records.

Rationale

The ENRICHED format resolves UIDs and GIDs to names at log time, making audit records more readable and useful for security analysis without requiring external lookups.

Check → Remediate

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

Framework references

STIG

V-258169V-230395V-281110 / RHEL-10-500120

NIST 800-53

AU-3

Live verification

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