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The vROps PostgreSQL DB must initiate session auditing upon startup.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-239776 VROM-PG-000045 SV-239776r879562_rule Medium
Description
Session auditing is for use when a user's activities are under investigation. To be sure of capturing all activity during those periods when session auditing is in use, it needs to be in operation for the whole time the DBMS is running.
STIG Date
VMW vRealize Operations Manager 6.x PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide 2023-09-12

Details

Check Text ( C-43009r663703_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep '^\s*log_statement\b' /storage/db/vcops/vpostgres/data/postgresql.conf

If log_statement is not set to "all", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-42968r663704_fix)
At the command prompt, execute the following commands:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET log_statement TO 'all';"
# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SELECT pg_reload_conf();"