OL 9 must be configured so that the rsyslog service is active.

STIG ID: OL09-00-000351  |  SRG: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 |  Severity: medium |  CCI: CCI-000366 |  Vulnerability Id: V-271509

Vulnerability Discussion

The rsyslog service must be running to provide logging services, which are essential to system administration.

Check

Verify that OL 9 rsyslog is active with the following command:

$ systemctl is-active rsyslog
active

If the rsyslog service is not active, this is a finding.

Fix

Enable the rsyslog service with the following command:

$ sudo systemctl enable --now rsyslog