STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

The vCenter PostgreSQL service must initiate session auditing upon startup.

DISA Rule

SV-259170r960888_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-259170

Group Title

SRG-APP-000092-DB-000208

Rule Version

VCPG-80-000009

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001464 - Initiates session audits automatically at system start-up.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

A script is included with vCenter to generate a PostgreSQL STIG configuration.

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# chmod +x /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/vmw_vpg_config/vmw_vpg_config.py
# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/vmw_vpg_config/vmw_vpg_config.py --action stig_enable --pg-data-dir /storage/db/vpostgres
# chmod -x /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/vmw_vpg_config/vmw_vpg_config.py

Restart the PostgreSQL service by running the following command:

# vmon-cli --restart vmware-vpostgres

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At the command prompt, run the following command:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW log_destination;"

Example result:

stderr

If "log_destination" is not set to "stderr" or "syslog", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-259170

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VCPG-80-000009

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -A -t -c "SHOW log_destination;"

Example result:

stderr

If "log_destination" is not set to "stderr" or "syslog", this is a finding.

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Target Key

5570