Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-91527 | AIX7-00-002038 | SV-101625r1_rule | Medium |
Description |
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If time stamps are not consistently applied and there is no common time reference, it is difficult to perform forensic analysis. Time stamps generated by AIX include date and time. Time is commonly expressed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), a modern continuation of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), or local time with an offset from UTC. |
STIG | Date |
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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2019-04-29 |
Check Text ( C-90681r1_chk ) |
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Check the time zone setting by the following command: # echo $TZ UCT If the result is not UCT or GMT, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-97725r1_fix) |
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Change time zone setting to either UCT or GMT, then reboot the system for the setting to take effect. # chtz UCT Or change time zone to GMT # chtz GMT then # reboot |