The Photon operating system audit log must log space limit problems to syslog.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-256491	PHTN-30-000014	SV-256491r887147_rule		Medium

Description
It is critical for the appropriate personnel to be aware if a system is at risk of failing to process audit logs as required. Without this notification, the security personnel may be unaware of an impending failure of the audit capability, and system operation may be adversely affected. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000046-GPOS-00022, SRG-OS-000344-GPOS-00135

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

Details

Check Text ( C-60166r887145_chk )
At the command line, run the following command: # grep "^space_left_action" /etc/audit/auditd.conf Expected result: space_left_action = SYSLOG If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-60109r887146_fix)
Navigate to and open: /etc/audit/auditd.conf Ensure the "space_left_action" line is uncommented and set to the following: space_left_action = SYSLOG At the command line, run the following commands: # killproc auditd -TERM # systemctl start auditd