VCLD-70-000005 - VAMI must generate log records for system startup and shutdown.

Information

Logging must be started as soon as possible when a service starts and 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.

Solution

Navigate to and open:

/opt/vmware/etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf

Add or reconfigure the following value:

server.errorlog = '/opt/vmware/var/log/lighttpd/error.log'

Restart the service with the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart applmgmt

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-12a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000169, Rule-ID|SV-256649r888469_rule, STIG-ID|VCLD-70-000005, Vuln-ID|V-256649

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 1124136c25bd3a689b7c8a8fbaa531daf2e21d71a074f53e74927f7bbad2a7d9