controls::maximum number of error log files is set to greater than or equal to 12

Overview

SQL Server error log files must be protected from loss. The log files must be backed up before they are overwritten. Retaining more error logs helps prevent loss from frequent recycling before backups can occur.

The SQL Server error log contains important information about major server events and login attempt information as well.

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Benchmarks

This control is used in the following benchmarks:

Skipping

To deliberately skip this control (e.g. meaning don’t use Puppet to enforce this setting), we provide you with three ways:

1) Add mssql_secured::controls::maximum_number_of_error_log_files_is_set_to_greater_than_or_equal_to_12: skip to your hiera data. This will skip this control for ALL databases.
2) Add mssql_secured::controls::maximum_number_of_error_log_files_is_set_to_greater_than_or_equal_to_12::dbname: skip to your hiera data. This will skip this control for specified database only.
3) Add an entry with the content maximum_number_of_error_log_files_is_set_to_greater_than_or_equal_to_12 to the array value mssql_secured::skip_list in your hiera data.

Attributes

Attribute Name Short Description
num_error_logs_hiera_value This is an Integer representing the maximal number of error logs.
title The database to apply the control to.

title

The database to apply the control to.

All controls need an database to apply the control to. Here is a simple example:

mssql_secured::controls::control_name {'MSSQLSERVER':}

In this example, the string DB is the database to apply the control to.

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num_error_logs_hiera_value

This is an Integer representing the maximal number of error logs. It has to be greater then 12. Type: Integer[12,default]

Default:mssql_secured::lookup_setting('num_error_logs',undef)

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