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The SMTP service log files must be owned by root.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-88541 VROM-SL-000580 SV-99191r1_rule Medium
Description
If the SMTP service log file is not owned by root, then unauthorized personnel may modify or delete the file to hide a system compromise.
STIG Date
VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-10-11

Details

Check Text ( C-88233r1_chk )
Check the permissions on the mail log files:

# ls -la /var/log/mail
# ls -la /var/log/mail.info
# ls -la /var/log/mail.warn
# ls -la /var/log/mail.err

If any mail log file is not owned by "root", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-95283r1_fix)
Change the ownership of the sendmail log files to "root":

# chown root