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RHEL-10-200690 RHEL 10 must notify designated personnel if baseline configurations are changed in an unauthorized manner.

DISA STIG library V1R3
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first version loaded CAT II

Maps to AU-5 via CCI-000139

Title

RHEL 10 must notify designated personnel if baseline configurations are changed in an unauthorized manner.

Control

Verify RHEL 10 is configured to allow sending email notifications. Note: The "postfix" package provides the "mail" command that is used to send email messages. Verify that the "postfix" package is installed on the system: $ sudo dnf list --installed postfix Installed Packages postfix.x86_64 2:3.8.5-8.el10 @AppStream If the "postfix" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Discussion

The "postfix" package provides the mail command required to allow sending email notifications of unauthorized configuration changes to designated personnel.

Related controls

CCI-000139

Fix

Configure RHEL 10 to notify designated personnel if baseline configurations are changed in an unauthorized manner. Install the postfix package with the following command: $ sudo dnf -y install postfix