The Photon operating system audit log must attempt to log audit failures to syslog.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256492	PHTN-30-000015	SV-256492r887150_rule		Medium

Description
It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without this notification, the security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability, and system operation may be adversely affected.

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-01

Details

Check Text ( C-60167r887148_chk )
At the command line, run the following command: # grep -E "^disk_full_action|^disk_error_action|^admin_space_left_action" /etc/audit/auditd.conf If any of the above parameters are not set to "SYSLOG" or are missing, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60110r887149_fix)
Navigate to and open: /etc/audit/auditd.conf Ensure the following lines are present, not duplicated, and not commented: disk_full_action = SYSLOG disk_error_action = SYSLOG admin_space_left_action = SYSLOG At the command line, run the following commands: # killproc auditd -TERM # systemctl start auditd