tc Server HORIZON accounts accessing the directory tree, the shell, or other operating system functions and utilities must be administrative accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-240808	VRAU-TC-000475	SV-240808r879631_rule		High

Description
As a rule, accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the web server. The resources to which these accounts have access must also be closely monitored and controlled. Only the system administrator needs access to all the system's capabilities, while the web administrator and associated staff require access and control of the web content and web server configuration files. As with all secure web server installations, tc Server files and directories must be adequately protected with correct permissions.

Description

As a rule, accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the web server. The resources to which these accounts have access must also be closely monitored and controlled. Only the system administrator needs access to all the system's capabilities, while the web administrator and associated staff require access and control of the web content and web server configuration files. As with all secure web server installations, tc Server files and directories must be adequately protected with correct permissions.

STIG	Date
VMware vRealize Automation 7.x tc Server Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-44041r674166_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: ls -alR /opt/vmware/horizon/workspace/webapps \| grep -E '^-' \| awk '$3 !~ /horizon\|root/ {print}' If the command produces any output, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-44000r674167_fix)
At the command prompt, execute the following command: chown horizon:www Repeat the command for each file that was returned. Note: Replace for the name of the file that was returned.