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V-237930

CAT II (Medium)

The IBM z/VM JOURNALING statement must be coded on the configuration file.

Rule ID

SV-237930r858994_rule

STIG

IBM zVM Using CA VM:Secure Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R2

CCIs

CCI-001464

Discussion

If auditing is enabled late in the start-up process, the actions of some start-up processes may not be audited. Some audit systems also maintain state information only available if auditing is enabled before a given process is created.

Check Content

Examine the Product configuration file.

If the "JOURNALING" statement does not specify "ON", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the system configuration "JOURNALING" statement to "JOURNALING ON".