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VCPG-67-000002 - VMware Postgres log files must contain required fields.
Information
Without the capability to generate audit records, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one.As an embedded database that is only accessible via localhost, VMware Postgres on the VCSA does not implement robust auditing. However, it can and must be configured to log reasonable levels of information relating to user actions to enable proper troubleshooting.
Satisfies: SRG-APP-000089-DB-000064, SRG-APP-000095-DB-000039, SRG-APP-000096-DB-000040, SRG-APP-000097-DB-000041, SRG-APP-000098-DB-000042, SRG-APP-000099-DB-000043, SRG-APP-000100-DB-000201, SRG-APP-000101-DB-000044, SRG-APP-000375-DB-000323
Solution
At the command prompt, execute the following commands:# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c 'ALTER SYSTEM SET log_line_prefix TO '%m %c %x %d %u %r %p %l ';'
# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c 'SELECT pg_reload_conf();'
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_Y23M07_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG VMware vSphere 6.7 PostgreSQL v1r2
Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
References: 800-53|AU-12a., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000169, Rule-ID|SV-239197r879559_rule, STIG-ID|VCPG-67-000002, Vuln-ID|V-239197
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: a542214a77299ef8fec33f2baea5f2393e48d3926cad9d384ae36fe1f241a68a