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The Photon operating system must configure auditd to log to disk.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-239082 | PHTN-67-000010 | SV-239082r675054_rule | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| Without establishing what type of events occurred, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events leading up to an outage or attack. Audit record content must be shipped to a central location, but it must also be logged locally. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000037-GPOS-00015, SRG-OS-000039-GPOS-00017, SRG-OS-000040-GPOS-00018, SRG-OS-000041-GPOS-00019 |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2022-01-03 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-42293r675052_chk ) |
|---|
| At the command line, execute the following command: # grep "^write_logs" /etc/audit/auditd.conf Expected result: write_logs = yes If there is no output, this is not a finding. If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-42252r675053_fix) |
|---|
| Open /etc/audit/auditd.conf with a text editor. Ensure that the "write_logs" line is uncommented and set to the following: write_logs = yes At the command line, execute the following command: # service auditd reload |