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The Photon operating system audit files and directories must have correct permissions.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-256522 PHTN-30-000047 SV-256522r887240_rule Medium
Description
Protecting audit information includes identifying and protecting the tools used to view and manipulate log data. Therefore, protecting audit tools is necessary to prevent unauthorized operations on audit information.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide 2023-06-15

Details

Check Text ( C-60197r887238_chk )
At the command line, run the following command:

# stat -c "%n is owned by %U and group owned by %G" /etc/audit/auditd.conf

If "auditd.conf" is not owned by root and group owned by root, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60140r887239_fix)
At the command line, run the following command:

# chown root:root /etc/audit/auditd.conf