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-39850r1_rule	ECAR-2 ECAR-1 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
SOLARIS 9 X86 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE	2015-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-28082r1_chk )
Check the following log files to determine if access to the root account is being logged. Try to su - and enter an incorrect password. # more /var/adm/sulog If root login accounts are not being logged, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-33987r1_fix)
Update /etc/default/su and set SYSLOG=YES. Ensure /etc/syslog.conf is configured to log auth.crit messages to capture all failed su attempts.