The SLES for vRealize must produce audit records containing information to establish the identity of any individual or process associated with the event.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-240488	VRAU-SL-000900	SV-240488r671205_rule		Medium

Description
Without information that establishes the identity of the subjects (i.e., users or processes acting on behalf of users) associated with the events, security personnel cannot determine responsibility for the potentially harmful event.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-43721r671203_chk )
Verify the SLES for vRealize produces audit records by running the following command to determine the current status of the "auditd" service: # service auditd status If the service is enabled, the returned message must contain the following text: Checking for service auditd running If the service is not "running", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43680r671204_fix)
Enable the "auditd" service by performing the following commands: # chkconfig auditd on # service auditd start