The SLES for vRealize must initiate session audits at system start-up.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-240487	VRAU-SL-000895	SV-240487r671202_rule		Medium

Description
If auditing is enabled late in the start-up process, the actions of some start-up processes may not be audited. Some audit systems also maintain state information only available if auditing is enabled before a given process is created.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-06-24

Details

Check Text ( C-43720r671200_chk )
Check for the "audit=1" kernel parameter. # grep "audit=1" /proc/cmdline If no results are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43679r671201_fix)
Edit the grub bootloader file /boot/grub/menu.lst by appending the "audit=1" parameter to the kernel boot line. Reboot the system for the change to take effect.