mediumservicesverified ✓rollback-safe
Enable crond service
crond-service-enabled · RHEL ≥ 8 · 1 impl
Description
The crond daemon must be enabled and running to execute scheduled jobs. Cron is essential for many system maintenance and security tasks.
Rationale
Many security and maintenance tasks rely on cron scheduling, including log rotation, AIDE integrity checks, and security updates. Without crond, these automated tasks will not run.
Check → Remediate
Checkservice_state
- name:
- crond
- active:
- true
- enabled:
- true
Remediateservice_enabled
- name:
- crond
Framework references
CIS
rhel9 2.4.1.1rhel8 2.4.1.1rhel10 2.4.1.1
NIST 800-53
CM-6AU-4
Live verification
rhel10:checkrhel8:checkrhel9:check
#service#cron#scheduling