Title

The cron service must be running. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Due to its usage for maintenance and security-supporting tasks, enabling the cron daemon is essential.

Check Content

Run the following command to determine the current status of the "crond" service: # service crond status If the service is enabled, it should return the following: crond is running... If the service is not running, this is a finding.

Fix Text

The "crond" service is used to execute commands at preconfigured times. It is required by almost all systems to perform necessary maintenance tasks, such as notifying root of system activity. The "crond" service can be enabled with the following commands: # chkconfig crond on # service crond start

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-217993r603264_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-217993

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480

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