The Photon operating system must configure auditd to log space limit problems to syslog.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-256529 | PHTN-30-000057 | SV-256529r971542_rule | CCI-001855 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| If security personnel are not notified immediately when storage volume reaches 75 percent utilization, they are unable to plan for audit record storage capacity expansion. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-12-16 | |||
Related Frameworks
2 paths across 2 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
AU-5(1)
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-001855
1.00
- DISA · V1R4 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-256529r971542_chk)
At the command line, run the following command:
# grep "^space_left " /etc/audit/auditd.conf
Expected result:
space_left = 75
If the output does not match the expected result, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60147r887260_fix)
Navigate to and open:
/etc/audit/auditd.conf
Ensure the "space_left" line is uncommented and set to the following:
space_left = 75
At the command line, run the following commands:
# killproc auditd -TERM
# systemctl start auditd