STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMW vRealize Operations Manager 6.x PostgreSQL Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 28 Sep 2018:

The vROps PostgreSQL DB must off-load audit data to a separate log management facility; this must be continuous and in near real time for systems with a network connection to the storage facility and weekly or more often for stand-alone systems.

DISA Rule

SV-98999r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-88349

Group Title

SRG-APP-000515-DB-000318

Rule Version

VROM-PG-000620

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001851 - The information system off-loads audit records per organization-defined frequency onto a different system or media than the system being audited.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

At the command prompt, execute the following commands:

# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "ALTER SYSTEM SET syslog_facility TO 'local0';"
# /opt/vmware/vpostgres/current/bin/psql -U postgres -c "SELECT pg_reload_conf();"

Check Contents

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep '^\s*syslog_facility\b' /storage/db/vcops/vpostgres/data/postgresql.conf

If "syslog_facility" is not set to "local0", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-88349

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VROM-PG-000620

Severity Override Guidance

At the command prompt, execute the following command:

# grep '^\s*syslog_facility\b' /storage/db/vcops/vpostgres/data/postgresql.conf

If "syslog_facility" is not set to "local0", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3445

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