4.3 Ensure logrotate is configured (Not Scored) [SecScan]

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====== 4.3 Ensure logrotate is configured (Not Scored) ======
=====Profile Applicability=====  
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Level 1 - Server 
Level 1 - Workstation
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=====Description=====
The system includes the capability of rotating log files regularly to avoid filling up the system with logs or making the logs unmanageable large. The file ''/etc/logrotate.d/syslog'' is the configuration file used to rotate log files created by ''syslog'' or ''rsyslog''.
=====Rationale=====
By keeping the log files smaller and more manageable, a system administrator can easily archive these files to another system and spend less time looking through inordinately large log files.
=====Audit===== 
Review ''/etc/logrotate.conf'' and ''/etc/logrotate.d/*'' and verify logs are rotated according to site policy.
=====Remediation===== 
Edit ''/etc/logrotate.conf'' and ''/etc/logrotate.d/*'' to ensure logs are rotated according to site policy.