The audit system must alert the SA in the event of an audit processing failure.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22374	GEN002719	SV-40562r1_rule	ECAT-1	Low

Description
An accurate and current audit trail is essential for maintaining a record of system activity. If the system fails, the SA must be notified and must take prompt action to correct the problem. Minimally, the system must log this event and the SA will receive this notification during the daily system log review. If feasible, active alerting (such as email or paging) should be employed consistent with the site’s established operations management systems and procedures.

Description

An accurate and current audit trail is essential for maintaining a record of system activity. If the system fails, the SA must be notified and must take prompt action to correct the problem. Minimally, the system must log this event and the SA will receive this notification during the daily system log review. If feasible, active alerting (such as email or paging) should be employed consistent with the site’s established operations management systems and procedures.

STIG	Date
Solaris 9 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-07-02

Details

Check Text ( C-39326r1_chk )
Verify the presence of an audit_warn entry in /etc/mail/aliases. # grep audit_warn /etc/mail/aliases If there is no audit_warn entry in /etc/mail/aliases, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-34432r1_fix)
Add an audit_warn alias to /etc/mail/aliases that will forward to designated system administrator(s). # vi /etc/mail/aliases Put the updated aliases file into service. # newaliases