VCLU-70-000028 - Lookup Service log files must be offloaded to a central log server in real time.

Information

Lookup Service produces several 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.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000358-WSR-000163, SRG-APP-000108-WSR-000166, SRG-APP-000125-WSR-000071

Solution

Navigate to and open:

/etc/vmware-syslog/vmware-services-lookupsvc.conf

Create the file if it does not exist.

Set the contents of the file as follows:

#localhost_access_log
input(type='imfile'
File='/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/tomcat/localhost_access.log'
Tag='lookupsvc-localhost_access'
Severity='info'
Facility='local0')
#lookupsvc_stream.log.std
input(type='imfile'
File='/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/lookupsvc_stream.log.std*'
Tag='lookupsvc-std'
Severity='info'
Facility='local0')
#lookupserver-default
input(type='imfile'
File='/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/lookupserver-default.log'
Tag='lookupsvc-lookupserver-default'
Severity='info'
Facility='local0')
#lookupServer
input(type='imfile'
File='/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/lookupServer.log'
Tag='lookupsvc-lookupServer'
Severity='info'
Facility='local0')
#ls-perflogs
input(type='imfile'
File='/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/vmware-lookupservice-perf.log'
Tag='lookupsvc-perf'
Severity='info'
Facility='local0')
#ls-gc
input(type='imfile'
File='/var/log/vmware/lookupsvc/vmware-lookupsvc-gc.log.*.current'
Tag='lookupsvc-gc'
Severity='info'
Facility='local0')

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY

References: 800-53|AU-4(1), 800-53|AU-5a., 800-53|AU-9(2), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000139, CCI|CCI-001348, CCI|CCI-001851, Rule-ID|SV-256733r888790_rule, STIG-ID|VCLU-70-000028, Vuln-ID|V-256733

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a5013ff746bf83c3c967332902b7ca36fdf2efdb8e3f7356ab7008f71f73386f