Details

To ensure that the logging mechanism used by the web server has sufficient storage capacity in which to write the logs, the logging mechanism must be able to allocate log record storage capacity. Performance Charts properly sizes and configures log rotation during installation. This default configuration must be verified.

Solution

Open /etc/vmware-perfcharts/log4j.properties with a text editor and add or change the following settings:

log4j.appender.LOGFILE.MaxFileSize=5MB
log4j.appender.LOGFILE.MaxBackupIndex=10

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_6-7_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Audit and Accountability.This control applies to the following type of system Unix.

References

• 800-53|AU-4
• CAT|II
• CCI|CCI-001849
• Rule-ID|SV-239427r675004_rule
• STIG-ID|VCPF-67-000026
• Vuln-ID|V-239427

Source

• Tenable.com/audits