STIGQter STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS 4.0 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 31 Oct 2023:

The Photon operating system must enable the rsyslog service.

DISA Rule

SV-258901r933764_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-258901

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000242

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command line, run the following commands:

# systemctl enable rsyslog
# systemctl start rsyslog

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If another package is used to offload logs, such as syslog-ng, and is properly configured, this is not applicable.

At the command line, run the following command to verify rsyslog is enabled and running:

# systemctl status rsyslog

If the rsyslog service is not enabled and running, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-258901

Documentable

False

Rule Version

PHTN-40-000242

Severity Override Guidance

If another package is used to offload logs, such as syslog-ng, and is properly configured, this is not applicable.

At the command line, run the following command to verify rsyslog is enabled and running:

# systemctl status rsyslog

If the rsyslog service is not enabled and running, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5569