The SUSE operating system must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon logon.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-234873	SLES-15-020080	SV-234873r991589_rule		Low

Description
Providing users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use.

STIG	Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2024-05-30

Details

Check Text ( C-38061r618888_chk )
Verify the SUSE operating system users are provided with feedback on when account accesses last occurred. Check that "pam_lastlog" is used and not silent with the following command: > grep pam_lastlog /etc/pam.d/login session required pam_lastlog.so showfailed If "pam_lastlog" is missing from "/etc/pam.d/login" file, the "silent" option is present, or the returned line is commented out, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-38061r618888_chk )

Verify the SUSE operating system users are provided with feedback on when account accesses last occurred.

Check that "pam_lastlog" is used and not silent with the following command:

> grep pam_lastlog /etc/pam.d/login

session required pam_lastlog.so showfailed

If "pam_lastlog" is missing from "/etc/pam.d/login" file, the "silent" option is present, or the returned line is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-38024r618889_fix)
Configure the SUSE operating system to provide users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred by setting the required configuration options in "/etc/pam.d/login". Add the following line to the top of "/etc/pam.d/login": session required pam_lastlog.so showfailed