System logging must be enabled.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-26281	WA00615	WA00615 A22	SV-33206r1_rule	2019-01-07	1

Description
The server error logs are invaluable because they can also be used to identify potential problems and enable proactive remediation. Log data can reveal anomalous behavior such as “not found” or “unauthorized” errors that may be an evidence of attack attempts. Failure to enable error logging can significantly reduce the ability of Web Administrators to detect or remediate problems. The CustomLog directive specifies the log file, syslog facility, or piped logging utility.

Description

The server error logs are invaluable because they can also be used to identify potential problems and enable proactive remediation. Log data can reveal anomalous behavior such as “not found” or “unauthorized” errors that may be an evidence of attack attempts. Failure to enable error logging can significantly reduce the ability of Web Administrators to detect or remediate problems. The CustomLog directive specifies the log file, syslog facility, or piped logging utility.

ℹ️ Check
Enter the following command: grep "CustomLog" /usr/local/apache2/conf/httpd.conf The command should return the following value:. CustomLog "Logs/access_log" common If the above value is not returned, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Edit the httpd.conf file and configure to load the log_config_module. Configure with ErrorLog and CustomLog directives to ensure comprehensive system and access logging.