ESX Agent Manager must generate log records for system startup and shutdown.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-256678 | SRG-APP-000089-WSR-000047 | VCEM-70-000006 | SV-256678r888590_rule | 2023-06-15 | 1 |
| Description |
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| Logging must be started as soon as possible when a service starts and as late as possible when a service is stopped. Many forms of suspicious actions can be detected by analyzing logs for unexpected service starts and stops. Also, by starting to log immediately after a service starts, it becomes more difficult for suspicious activity to go unlogged. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| At the command prompt, run the following command: # grep StreamRedirectFile /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/eam.json Expected output: "StreamRedirectFile" : "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/eam/jvm.log", If no log file is specified for the "StreamRedirectFile" setting, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Navigate to and open: /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/eam.json Below the last line of the "PreStartCommandArg" block, add the following line: "StreamRedirectFile" : "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/eam/jvm.log", Restart the appliance for changes to take effect. |