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The audit system must be configured to audit changes to the "/etc/sudoers" file.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
RHEL-06-000201 RHEL-06-000201 RHEL-06-000201_rule Low
Description
The actions taken by system administrators should be audited to keep a record of what was executed on the system, as well as, for accountability purposes.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-02-05

Details

Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000201_chk )
To verify that auditing is configured for system administrator actions, run the following command:

# auditctl -l | grep "watch=/etc/sudoers"


If there is no output, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000201_fix)
At a minimum the audit system should collect administrator actions for all users and root. Add the following to "/etc/audit/audit.rules":

-w /etc/sudoers -p wa -k actions