STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 9 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 9 systemd-journald service must be enabled.

DISA Rule

SV-257783r991562_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-257783

Group Title

SRG-OS-000269-GPOS-00103

Rule Version

RHEL-09-211040

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001665 - Preserve organization-defined system state information in the event of a system failure.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

To enable the systemd-journald service, run the following command:

$ sudo systemctl enable --now systemd-journald

Check Contents

Verify that "systemd-journald" is active with the following command:

$ systemctl is-active systemd-journald

active

If the systemd-journald service is not active, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-257783

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-09-211040

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that "systemd-journald" is active with the following command:

$ systemctl is-active systemd-journald

active

If the systemd-journald service is not active, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5551