documentation_complete: true

title: 'Enable rsyslog Service'

description: |-
    The <tt>rsyslog</tt> service provides syslog-style logging by default on Ubuntu 1404.
    <chkconfig-service-macro enable="true" service="rsyslog" />

rationale: |-
    The <tt>rsyslog</tt> service must be running in order to provide
    logging services, which are essential to system administration.

severity: medium

references:
    anssi: NT28(R46),NT28(R5)
    cis: 5.1.2
    disa: 1311,1312,1557,1851
    nist: AU-4(1),AU-12

ocil: '<service-check-macro enable="true" service="rsyslog" />'
