CIS Level 2 Guidelines - Linux

Support Ubuntu Pro 22.04, 24.04

For more details about the Center for Internet Security (CIS) please refer to the official documentation.

Instruction Steps

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sudo apt updatesudo apt install ubuntu-advantage-tools
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sudo ua enable usgsudo apt install usg
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sudo oscap info /usr/share/ubuntu-scap-security-guides/1/benchmarks/ssg-ubuntu2204-ds.xml
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sudo usg audit cis_level2_server
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The report is generated in /var/lib/usg/

There are 2 ways to apply the CIS rules:

Method 1: Use the usg command directly (recommend)

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sudo usg fix cis_level2_server
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Method 2: Use usg to generate a script and then run the script

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sudo usg generate-fix cis_level2_server --output fix.sh
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Run the fix.sh:

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./fix.sh
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