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The vCenter Server must enable all tasks to be shown to Administrators in the Web Client.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-243130 VCTR-67-000075 SV-243130r719633_rule Medium
Description
By default not all tasks are shown in the web client to administrators and only that user's tasks will be shown. Enabling all tasks to be shown will allow the administrator to potentially see any malicious activity they may miss with the view disabled.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 6.7 vCenter Security Technical Implementation Guide 2022-09-09

Details

Check Text ( C-46405r719631_chk )
Note: For vCenter Server Appliance, this is not applicable.

Verify the "webclient.properties" file contains the line "show.allusers.tasks = true".

On the vCenter Server locate the "webclient.properties" file in
C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\cfg\vsphere-client

If "show.allusers.tasks" is not set to "true", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-46362r719632_fix)
Edit the "webclient.properties" file to set the "show.allusers.tasks" value to "true".

On the vCenter Server locate the "webclient.properties" file in
C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\cfg\vsphere-client

After editing the file the vSphere Client service will need to be restarted.