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V-256488

CAT II (Medium)

The Photon operating system must configure auditd to use the correct log format.

Rule ID

SV-256488r958414_rule

STIG

VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R4

CCIs

CCI-000131

Discussion

To compile an accurate risk assessment and provide forensic analysis, it is essential for security personnel to know exact, unfiltered details of the event in question.

Check Content

At the command line, run the following command:

# grep "^log_format" /etc/audit/auditd.conf

Expected result:

log_format = RAW

If there is no output, this is not a finding.

If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Navigate to and open:

/etc/audit/auditd.conf

Ensure the "log_format" line is uncommented and set to the following:

log_format = RAW

At the command line, run the following command:

# killproc auditd -TERM
# systemctl start auditd