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Use the auditd_conf Chef InSpec audit resource to test the configuration settings for the audit daemon. This file is typically located under /etc/audit/auditd.conf' on Unix and Linux platforms.

Availability

Installation

This resource is distributed along with Chef InSpec itself. You can use it automatically.

Version

This resource first became available in v1.0.0 of InSpec.

Syntax

A auditd_conf resource block declares configuration settings that should be tested:

describe auditd_conf('path') do
  its('keyword') { should cmp 'value' }
end

where

• 'keyword' is a configuration setting defined in the auditd.conf configuration file
• ('path') is the non-default path to the auditd.conf configuration file
• { should cmp 'value' } is the value that is expected

Properties

This matcher will match any property listed in the auditd.conf configuration file. Property names and expected values are case-insensitive:

• admin_space_left, admin_space_left_action, action_mail_acct, conf_path, content, disk_error_action, disk_full_action, flush, freq, log_file, log_format, max_log_file, max_log_file_action, num_logs, params, space_left, space_left_action

Property Examples

The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.

Test the auditd.conf file

describe auditd_conf do
  its('log_file') { should cmp '/full/path/to/file' }
  its('log_format') { should cmp 'raw' }
  its('flush') { should cmp 'none' }
  its('freq') { should cmp 1 }
  its('num_logs') { should cmp 0 }
  its('max_log_file') { should cmp 6 }
  its('max_log_file_action') { should cmp 'email' }
  its('space_left') { should cmp 2 }
  its('action_mail_acct') { should cmp 'root' }
  its('space_left_action') { should cmp 'email' }
  its('admin_space_left') { should cmp 1 }
  its('admin_space_left_action') { should cmp 'halt' }
  its('disk_full_action') { should cmp 'halt' }
  its('disk_error_action') { should cmp 'halt' }
end

describe file(auditd_conf.conf_path) do
  its('group') { should cmp 'root' }
end

Matchers

For a full list of available matchers, please visit our matchers page.

cmp

The cmp matcher compares values across types.

its('freq') { should cmp 1 }