Ensure Log Files Are Owned By Appropriate Group unknown Ensure System Log Files Have Correct Permissions unknown
may be reformulated to: Ensure Log Files Are stored in /var/log pass (if lucky)
Not the same thing. As written currently, files match rsyslog config.
I'll push up a patch to demonstrate what I mean.
(Really, the Rule for having a separate partition for /var/log is already sort of assuming that we're doing this...)
I don't think these are equivalent.
What I mean is that the rationale for having /var/log on a separate partition does not exist if logfiles can live elsewhere.
In any case I have been directed to relax that particular requirement (separate filesystem for /var/log) for at least single-user workstations within NASA. Such rules will be altered via <Profile> to have role="unscored", severity="low", and selected="true".
Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Ah -- excellent -- thanks for pointing out that it's possible for a Profile to override a Rule's severity setting.