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Check: GEN001060

Solaris 9 X86 STIG: GEN001060 (in version v1 r9)

Title

The system must log successful and unsuccessful access to the root account. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

If successful and unsuccessful logins and logouts are not monitored or recorded, access attempts cannot be tracked. Without this logging, it may be impossible to track unauthorized access to the system.

Check Content

Check the following log files to determine if access to the root account is being logged. Try to su - and enter an incorrect password. # more /var/adm/sulog If root login accounts are not being logged, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Update /etc/default/su and set SYSLOG=YES. Ensure /etc/syslog.conf is configured to log auth.crit messages to capture all failed su attempts.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-39850r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-11980

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000126	Specify the organization-defined event types (subset of the event types defined in AU-2a) along with the frequency of (or situation requiring logging for each identified event type.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
AU-2	Audit Events