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The vCenter Perfcharts service must initiate session logging upon startup.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| V-259073 | VCPF-80-000013 | SV-259073r960888_rule | Medium |
| Description |
|---|
| Logging must be started as soon as possible when a service starts and as late as possible when a service is stopped. Many forms of suspicious actions can be detected by analyzing logs for unexpected service starts and stops. Also, by starting to log immediately after a service starts, it becomes more difficult for suspicious activity to go unlogged. |
| STIG | Date |
|---|---|
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Perfcharts Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-07-11 |
Details
| Check Text ( C-62813r934875_chk ) |
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| At the command prompt, run the following command: # grep StreamRedirectFile /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/perfcharts.json Expected output: "StreamRedirectFile" : "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/perfcharts/vmware-perfcharts-runtime.log", If no log file is specified for the "StreamRedirectFile" setting, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-62722r934876_fix) |
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| Navigate to and open: /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/perfcharts.json Below the last line of the "PreStartCommandArg" block, add the following line: "StreamRedirectFile" : "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/perfcharts/vmware-perfcharts-runtime.log", Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart perfcharts |