RHEL 9 SSH daemon must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon an SSH logon.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-258009 | RHEL-09-255165 | SV-258009r1045077_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Providing users feedback on when account accesses last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-14 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-258009r1045077_chk)
Verify the SSH daemon provides users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred with the following command:
$ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd -dd 2>&1 | awk '/filename/ {print $4}' | tr -d '\r' | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo grep -iH '^\s*printlastlog'
PrintLastLog yes
If the "PrintLastLog" keyword is set to "no", the returned line is commented out, or no output is returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-61674r1045076_fix)
Configure the SSH daemon to provide users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred.
Add the following line to "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" or to a file in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d", or uncomment the line and set the value to "yes":
PrintLastLog yes
The SSH service must be restarted for changes to take effect:
$ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service