The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.
#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.stig.ol9os:def:271853
# OL 9 must use cron logging.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.
# rsyslog: cron.* is configured to be logged
# textfilecontent54_object (textfilecontent54_test)
test_1() {
( grep -Pq '^[ \t]*(?:\S+;cron\.\*|cron\.\*;\S+|cron\.\*|\S+;cron\.\*;\S+)[ \t]+\S+[ \t\S]*$' '/etc/rsyslog.conf' &>/dev/null ) || ( grep -rqP --include='*.conf' '^[ \t]*(?:\S+;cron\.\*|cron\.\*;\S+|cron\.\*|\S+;cron\.\*;\S+)[ \t]+\S+[ \t\S]*$' '/etc/rsyslog.d' &>/dev/null )
}
if test_1; then
echo "PASS"
else
echo "FAIL"
fi Assessment Script Powered by AISandbox-executed
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#!/bin/sh
# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.ol9os:def:271853
if grep -q "^[ \\t]*(cron\\.\\*)[ \\t]+\\S+" /etc/rsyslog.conf || grep -q "^[ \\t]*(cron\\.\\*)[ \\t]+\\S+" /etc/rsyslog.d/*.conf; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; else echo "FAIL"; exit 1; fi