VCFL-67-000027 - Rsyslog must be configured to monitor and ship vSphere Client log files - runtime

Information

The vSphere Client produces a handful of logs that must be offloaded from the originating system. This information can then be used for diagnostic, forensics, or other purposes relevant to ensuring the availability and integrity of the hosted application.

Solution

Navigate to and open /etc/vmware-syslog/stig-vsphere-client.conf.

Create the file if it does not exist.

Set the contents of the file as follows:

input(type='imfile'
File='/var/log/vmware/vsphere-client/logs/access/localhost_access*'
Tag='client-access'
Severity='info'
Facility='local0')
input(type='imfile'
File='/var/log/vmware/vsphere-client/logs/vsphere-client-runtime*'
Tag='client-runtime'
Severity='info'
Facility='local0')

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y22M10_STIG.zip

Item Details

References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-001851, Rule-ID|SV-239768r679531_rule, STIG-ID|VCFL-67-000027, Vuln-ID|V-239768

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a89069d71a42b09b408113fd1fb426db1fa87ef6fc67bdb562b6e5f3bcc411b4