openstack-ansible-security/doc/source/developer-notes/V-38633.rst
Major Hayden 6ce54e019c V-3863{3,4,6}: Audit log files
Implements: blueprint security-hardening

Change-Id: Iea8c03d78b81273d8373029c4d18115136d0abf1
2015-10-08 09:56:02 -05:00

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Ubuntu's default setting for max_log_files matches the STIG requirement of rotating logs when they reach 6MB. The Ansible task for this STIG requirement ensures that the secure default is maintained.

Deployers who want to exceed the STIG guideline can increase the size of logs by adjusting the following Ansible variable:

max_log_file: 6