The vCenter Lookup service must initiate session logging upon startup.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-259039 | VCLU-80-000013 | SV-259039r960888_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Logging must be started as soon as possible when a service starts and as late as possible when a service is stopped. Many forms of suspicious actions can be detected by analyzing logs for unexpected service starts and stops. Also, by starting to log immediately after a service starts, it becomes more difficult for suspicious activity to go unlogged. |
| STIG | Date |
| VMware vSphere 8.0 vCenter Appliance Lookup Service Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2024-07-11 |
Details
| Check Text (C-62779r934773_chk) |
| At the command prompt, run the following command: # grep StreamRedirectFile /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/lookupsvc.json Expected output: "StreamRedirectFile": "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/lookupsvc/lookupsvc_stream.log", If no log file is specified for the "StreamRedirectFile" setting, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-62688r934774_fix) |
| Navigate to and open: /etc/vmware/vmware-vmon/svcCfgfiles/lookupsvc.json Below the last line of the "PreStartCommandArg" block, add the following line: "StreamRedirectFile": "%VMWARE_LOG_DIR%/vmware/lookupsvc/lookupsvc_stream.log", Restart the service with the following command: # vmon-cli --restart lookupsvc |