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Created attachment 758822 [details]
RHEL-06-000005

Description of problem:

The default configuration is not conforming to best practices. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide (STIG) v1.2 published by the Defense Information Systems Agency recommends the changes in the attached patch.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

http://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/enterprise/6Server/en/os/SRPMS/audit-2.2-2.el6.src.rpm

How reproducible:

Always

Steps to Reproduce:

perform a yum install

Actual results:

# grep space_left_action /etc/audit/auditd.conf
space_left_action = SYSLOG
admin_space_left_action = SUSPEND

Expected results:

# grep space_left_action /etc/audit/auditd.conf
space_left_action = email

Additional info:

see: http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/os/unix/red_hat.html

Created attachment 758823 [details]
specfile patch

I don't think we want to apply a patch like this. The problem is that not everyone wants an email alert. Some like it in syslog where a log scanner picks it out. Other people like to add a script where they can send a snmp trap. Others may want it to email to a specific account besides root. So, the default setting is really aimed at not to be annoying since not everyone uses the audit system to its fullest extent.

I'm closing this. Its not a good default for everyone. It may be a good setting for some people, but not everyone.