Ubuntu 24.04 LTS must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon logon.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-270710 | UBTU-24-300024 | SV-270710r1066619_rule | CCI-000366 | low |
| Description | ||||
| Configuration settings are the set of parameters that can be changed in hardware, software, or firmware components of the system that affect the security posture and/or functionality of the system. Security-related parameters are those parameters impacting the security state of the system, including the parameters required to satisfy other security control requirements. Security-related parameters include, for example, registry settings; account, file, directory permission settings; and settings for functions, ports, protocols, services, and remote connections. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-16 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-270710r1066619_chk)
Verify users are provided with feedback on when account accesses last occurred with the following command:
$ grep pam_lastlog /etc/pam.d/login
session required pam_lastlog.so showfailed
If the line containing "pam_lastlog" is not set to "required", or the "silent" option is present, or the line is commented out, or the line is missing , this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-74644r1066618_fix)
Configure Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to provide users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred by setting the required configuration options in "/etc/pam.d/login".
Add the following line to the top of "/etc/pam.d/login":
session required pam_lastlog.so showfailed