STIGQter: STIG Summary: Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 6 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

OL 9 must write audit records to disk.

DISA Rule

SV-271602r1092590_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-271602

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

OL09-00-000880

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the audit system to write log files to the disk.

Edit the /etc/audit/auditd.conf file and add or update the "write_logs" option to "yes":

write_logs = yes

The audit daemon must be restarted for changes to take effect.

Restart auditd:
$ sudo service auditd restart

Check Contents

Verify that OL 9 audit system is configured to write logs to the disk with the following command:

$ sudo grep write_logs /etc/audit/auditd.conf
write_logs = yes

If "write_logs" does not have a value of "yes", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-271602

Documentable

False

Rule Version

OL09-00-000880

Severity Override Guidance

Verify that OL 9 audit system is configured to write logs to the disk with the following command:

$ sudo grep write_logs /etc/audit/auditd.conf
write_logs = yes

If "write_logs" does not have a value of "yes", the line is commented out, or the line is missing, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5680