The Photon operating system must be configured to offload audit logs to a syslog server.

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The Photon operating system must be configured to offload audit logs to a syslog server.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-239072	PHTN-67-000129	SV-239072r856983_rule		Medium

Description
Information stored in one location is vulnerable to accidental or incidental deletion or alteration. Offloading is a common process in information systems with limited audit storage capacity. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000342-GPOS-00133, SRG-OS-000447-GPOS-00201

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-09-27

Details

Check Text ( C-42283r675022_chk )
At the command prompt, execute the following command: # grep -v "^#" /etc/vmware-syslog/stig-services-auditd.conf Expected result: input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/audit/audit.log" Tag="auditd" Severity="info" Facility="local0") If the file does not exist, this is a finding. If the output of the command does not match the expected result above, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-42242r840144_fix)
Open /etc/vmware-syslog/stig-services-auditd.conf with a text editor. Create the file if it does not exist. Set the contents of the file as follows: input(type="imfile" File="/var/log/audit/audit.log" Tag="auditd" Severity="info" Facility="local0")