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

RHEL 10 must write audit records to disk.

DISA Rule

SV-281099r1165652_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281099

Group Title

SRG-OS-000058-GPOS-00028

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500015

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure the RHEL 10 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

Restart the audit daemon with the following command for changes to take effect:

$ sudo service auditd restart

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Verify the RHEL 10 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-281099

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-500015

Severity Override Guidance

Verify the RHEL 10 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

5733