The Photon operating system must have the auditd service running.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256490	PHTN-30-000013	SV-256490r887144_rule		Medium

Description

Event outcomes can include indicators of event success or failure and event-specific results (e.g., the security state of the information system after the event occurred). They also provide a means to measure the impact of an event and help authorized personnel to determine the appropriate response. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00021, SRG-OS-000062-GPOS-00031, SRG-OS-000255-GPOS-00096, SRG-OS-000363-GPOS-00150, SRG-OS-000365-GPOS-00152, SRG-OS-000445-GPOS-00199, SRG-OS-000446-GPOS-00200, SRG-OS-000461-GPOS-00205, SRG-OS-000467-GPOS-00211, SRG-OS-000465-GPOS-00209, SRG-OS-000474-GPOS-00219, SRG-OS-000475-GPOS-00220

STIG	Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-01

Details

Check Text ( C-60165r887142_chk )
At the command line, run the following command: # systemctl status auditd If the service is not running, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60108r887143_fix)
At the command line, run the following commands: # systemctl enable auditd # systemctl start auditd