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The system must log successful and unsuccessful access to the root account.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-11980 GEN001060 SV-27154r1_rule ECAR-1 ECAR-2 ECAR-3 Medium
Description
If successful and unsuccessful logins and logouts are not monitored or recorded, access attempts cannot be tracked. Without this logging, it may be impossible to track unauthorized access to the system.
STIG Date
AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2018-09-18

Details

Check Text ( C-28084r1_chk )
Check the following log files to determine if access to the root account is being logged. Try to su - and enter an incorrect password.

# more /var/adm/sulog

If root login accounts are not being logged, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-11241r2_fix)
Troubleshoot the system logging configuration to provide for logging of root account login attempts.