The operating system must alert designated organizational officials in the event of an audit processing failure.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| high | V-216273 | SRG-OS-000046 | SOL-11.1-010390 | SV-216273r958424_rule | 2024-11-25 | 3 |
| Description |
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| Proper alerts to system administrators and IA officials of audit failures ensure a timely response to critical system issues. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| 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. The root role is required. Verify the presence of an audit_warn entry in /etc/mail/aliases. # /usr/lib/sendmail -bv audit_warn If the response is: audit_warn... User unknown this is a finding. Review the output of the command and verify that the audit_warn alias notifies the appropriate users in this form: audit_warn:user1,user2 If an appropriate user is not listed, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| 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. Add an audit_warn alias to /etc/mail/aliases that will forward to designated system administrator(s). # pfedit /etc/mail/aliases Insert a line in the form: audit_warn:user1,user2 Put the updated aliases file into service. # newaliases |