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Performance Charts must generate log records for system startup and shutdown.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-239407 VCPF-67-000006 SV-239407r674944_rule Medium
Description
Logging must be started as soon as possible when a service starts and when a service is stopped. Many forms of suspicious actions can be detected by analyzing logs for unexpected service starts and stops. Also, by starting to log immediately after a service starts, it becomes more difficult for suspicious activity to go unlogged. On the VCSA, the "vmware-vmon" service starts up the Java virtual machines (JVMs) for various vCenter processes, including Performance Charts, and the individual "json" config files control the early JVM logging. Ensuring these "json" files are configured correctly enables early Java "stdout" and "stderr" logging. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000089-WSR-000047, SRG-APP-000092-WSR-000055
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 Perfcharts Tomcat Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-01-03

Details

Check Text ( C-42640r674942_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep StreamRedirectFile /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/perfcharts.json

Expected result:

"StreamRedirectFile" : "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/perfcharts/vmware-perfcharts-runtime.log",

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-42599r674943_fix)
Navigate to and open /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/perfcharts.json.

Below the last line of the "PreStartCommandArg" block, add the following line:

"StreamRedirectFile" : "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/perfcharts/vmware-perfcharts-runtime.log",

Restart the appliance for changes to take effect.