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RHEL-09-252015 RHEL 9 chronyd service must be enabled.

DISA STIG library V2R10
All changes in this version
first version loaded CAT II

Maps to AU-8(1), SC-45(1) via CCI-004923, CCI-001891

Title

RHEL 9 chronyd service must be enabled.

Control

Verify the chronyd service is active with the following command: $ systemctl is-active chronyd active If the chronyd service is not active, this is a finding.

Discussion

Inaccurate time stamps make it more difficult to correlate events and can lead to an inaccurate analysis. Determining the correct time a particular event occurred on a system is critical when conducting forensic analysis and investigating system events. Sources outside the configured acceptable allowance (drift) may be inaccurate. Synchronizing internal information system clocks provides uniformity of time stamps for information systems with multiple system clocks and systems connected over a network.

Related controls

CCI-001891, CCI-004923

Fix

To enable the chronyd service run the following command: $ sudo systemctl enable --now chronyd