The auditing system must not define a different auditing level for specific users.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-216035SOL-11.1-010360SV-216035r959010_ruleCCI-000366low
Description
Without auditing, individual system accesses cannot be tracked, and malicious activity cannot be detected and traced back to an individual account.
STIGDate
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-05-05

Details

Check Text (C-216035r959010_chk)

This check applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone that you are currently securing. # zonename If the command output is "global", this check applies. For each user on the system (not including root), check to see if special auditing flag configurations are set. # userattr audit_flags [username] If any flags are returned, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17271r372488_fix)

The root role is required. This action applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone that you are currently securing. # zonename If the command output is "global", this action applies. For each user on the system, remove all special audit configuration flags. # usermod -K audit_flags= [username]