V-255803

Discussion

Log records can be generated from various components within the messaging server. From a messaging server perspective, certain specific messaging server functionalities may be logged as well. The messaging server must allow the definition of what events are to be logged. As conditions change, the number and types of events to be logged may change, and the messaging server must be able to facilitate these changes. The minimum list of logged events should be those pertaining to system startup and shutdown, system access, and system authentication events.

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Establish an SSH command line session as an admin user.

To access the MQ Appliance CLI, enter:
mqcli

To identify the queue managers, enter:
dspmq

For each queue manager identified, run the command:
runmqsc [queue name]

DIS QMGR EVENT

A list of all events will be displayed along with an indication of if event logging is enabled. The events are as follows:

Authority: AUTHOREV, Inhibit: INHIBITEV, Local: LOCALEV, Remote: REMOTEEV, Start and stop: STRSTPEV, Performance: PERFMEV, Command: CMDEV, Channel: CHLEV, Channel auto definition: CHADEV, SSL: SSLEV, Configuration: CONFIGEV

If and required event logging is not enabled for running queue managers, this is a finding.