✎ 4.2.2.2 Ensure logging is configured (Not Scored) [SecScan]

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====== 4.2.2.2 Ensure logging is configured (Not Scored) ======
=====Profile Applicability=====  
<code>
Level 1 - Server 
Level 1 - Workstation
</code>
=====Description=====
The ''/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf'' file specifies rules for logging and which files are to be used to log certain classes of messages.
=====Rationale=====
A great deal of important security-related information is sent via ''syslog-ng'' (e.g., successful and failed su attempts, failed login attempts, root login attempts, etc.).
=====Audit===== 
Review the contents of the ''/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf'' file to ensure appropriate logging is set. In addition, run the following command and ensure that the log files are logging information:
<Code:bash>
# ls -l /var/log/
</Code>
=====Remediation===== 
Edit the log lines in the ''/etc/syslog-ng/syslog-ng.conf'' file as appropriate for your environment:
<Code:bash>
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_console); destination(console); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_console); destination(xconsole); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_newscrit); destination(newscrit); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_newserr); destination(newserr); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_newsnotice); destination(newsnotice); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_mailinfo); destination(mailinfo); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_mailwarn); destination(mailwarn); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_mailerr); destination(mailerr); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_mail); destination(mail); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_acpid); destination(acpid);
flags(final); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_acpid_full); destination(devnull);
flags(final); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_acpid_old); destination(acpid);
flags(final); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_netmgm); destination(netmgm);
flags(final); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_local); destination(localmessages); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_messages); destination(messages); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_iptables); destination(firewall); };
log { source(src); source(chroots); filter(f_warn); destination(warn); };
</Code>
Run the following command to restart ''syslog-ng'':
<code:bash>
# pkill -HUP syslog-ng
</code>
=====References===== 
See the ''syslog-ng'' man page for more information.