STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: IBM z/OS ACF2 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 8 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

IBM z/OS Syslog daemon must be started at z/OS initialization.

DISA Rule

SV-223591r533198_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-223591

Group Title

SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051

Rule Version

ACF2-SL-000020

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Review the files used to initialize tasks during system IPL (e.g., /etc/rc, SYS1.PARMLIB, any Job scheduler definitions) to ensure the Syslog daemon is automatically started during z/OS system initialization.

It is important that syslogd be started during the initialization phase of the z/OS system to ensure that significant messages are not lost. As with other z/OS UNIX daemons, there is more than one way to start SYSLOGD. It can be started as a process in the /etc/rc file or as a z/OS started task.

Check Contents

SYSLOGD may be started from the shell, a cataloged procedure (STC), or the BPXBATCH program. Additionally, other mechanisms (e.g., a job scheduler) may be used to automatically start the Syslog daemon. To thoroughly analyze this requirement you may need to view the OS SYSLOG using SDSF, find the last IPL, and look for the initialization of SYSLOGD.

If the Syslog daemon SYSLOGD is started automatically during the initialization of the z/S/ system, this is not a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-223591

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ACF2-SL-000020

Severity Override Guidance

SYSLOGD may be started from the shell, a cataloged procedure (STC), or the BPXBATCH program. Additionally, other mechanisms (e.g., a job scheduler) may be used to automatically start the Syslog daemon. To thoroughly analyze this requirement you may need to view the OS SYSLOG using SDSF, find the last IPL, and look for the initialization of SYSLOGD.

If the Syslog daemon SYSLOGD is started automatically during the initialization of the z/S/ system, this is not a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4100

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