Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-259106 | VCUI-80-000013 | SV-259106r935222_rule | Medium |
Description |
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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 |
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VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance User Interface (UI) Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2023-10-29 |
Check Text ( C-62846r935220_chk ) |
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At the command prompt, run the following command: # grep StreamRedirectFile /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/vsphere-ui.json Expected output: "StreamRedirectFile" : "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/vsphere-ui/logs/vsphere-ui-runtime.log", If no log file is specified for the "StreamRedirectFile" setting, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-62755r935221_fix) |
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Navigate to and open: /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/vsphere-ui.json Below the last line of the "PreStartCommandArg" block, add the following line: "StreamRedirectFile" : "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/vsphere-ui/logs/vsphere-ui-runtime.log", Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart vsphere-ui |