STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must enable the systemd-journald service.

DISA Rule

SV-281096r1165643_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281096

Group Title

SRG-OS-000269-GPOS-00103

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500000

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

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

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to enable the systemd-journald service.

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

$ sudo systemctl enable --now systemd-journald

Check Contents

Verify RHEL 10 enables the systemd-journald service 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-281096

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500000

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 enables the systemd-journald service 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

5733