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The Ubuntu operating system must generate audit records for the /var/log/wtmp file.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

<VulnDiscussion>Without generating audit records that are specific to the security and mission needs of the organization, it would be difficult to establish, correlate, and investigate the events relating to an incident or identify those responsible for one. Audit records can be generated from various components within the information system (e.g., module or policy filter).</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>

ID
SV-238315r654120_rule
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Manual Procedure

Configure the audit system to generate audit events showing start and stop times for user access via the "/var/log/wtmp" file. 
 
Add or update the following rules in the "/etc/audit/rules.d/stig.rules" file: 
 
-w /var/log/wtmp -p wa -k logins