Title

The Ubuntu operating system must display the date and time of the last successful account logon upon logon. (Cat III impact)

Discussion

Providing users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use.

Check Content

Verify users are provided with feedback on when account accesses last occurred. Check that "pam_lastlog" is used and not silent with the following command: # grep pam_lastlog /etc/pam.d/login session required pam_lastlog.so showfailed If "pam_lastlog" is missing from "/etc/pam.d/login" file, or the "silent" option is present, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the Ubuntu operating system to provide users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred by setting the required configuration options in "/etc/pam.d/postlogin-ac". Add the following line to the top of "/etc/pam.d/login": session required pam_lastlog.so showfailed

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-214973r610931_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-214973

Group Title: SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

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