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The audit system must be configured to audit account disabling.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22378 GEN002752 SV-26521r1_rule ECAT-1 Low
Description
If the system is not configured to audit certain activities and write them to an audit log, it is more difficult to detect and track system compromises and damages incurred during a system compromise.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-07-02

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-23763r1_fix)
Configure execute auditing of the passwd executable. Add the following to the audit.rules file:
-w /usr/bin/passwd -p x -k passwd

Restart the auditd service.