Chapter 4. Managing compliance policies

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Hosts > Compliance > Policies.
2. Click New Policy or New Compliance Policy.
3. Select the deployment method: Ansible, Puppet, or Manual. Then click Next.
4. Enter a name for this policy, a description (optional), then click Next.

5. Select the SCAP Content and XCCDF Profile to be applied, then click Next.

   Note that Satellite does not detect whether the selected XCCDF profile contains any rules. An empty XCCDF profile, such as the Default XCCDF Profile, will return empty reports.

6. Optional: To customize the XCCDF profile, select a Tailoring File and a XCCDF Profile in Tailoring File, then click Next.

7. Specify the scheduled time when the policy is to be applied. Select Weekly, Monthly, or Custom from the Period list. The Custom option allows for greater flexibility in the policy’s schedule.

   • If you select Weekly, also select the desired day of the week from the Weekday list.
   • If you select Monthly, also specify the desired day of the month in the Day of month field.
   • If you select Custom, enter a valid Cron expression in the Cron line field.
8. Select the locations to which to apply the policy, then click Next.
9. Select the organizations to which to apply the policy, then click Next.
10. Optional: Select the host groups to which to assign the policy.
11. Click Submit.

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Hosts > Compliance > Policies.
2. In the Actions column of the required policy, click Show Guide or select it from the list.

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Hosts > Compliance > Policies.
2. Click the name of the required policy.
3. Edit the necessary attributes.
4. Click Submit.

Procedure

1. In the Satellite web UI, navigate to Hosts > Compliance > Policies.
2. In the Actions column of the required policy, select Delete from the list.
3. Click OK in the confirmation message.