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-38248r1_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
HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2012-05-25

Details

Check Text ( C-36291r1_chk )
Check the following log files to determine if access to the root account is being logged. Try su - and enter an incorrect password. # more /var/adm/sulog If root account logins are not being logged, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31548r1_fix)
Troubleshoot the system logging configuration to provide for logging of root account login attempts.