AIX audit logs must be rotated daily.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-215256 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | AIX7-00-002057 | SV-215256r991589_rule | 2026-02-06 | 3 |
Description
Rotate audit logs daily to preserve audit file system space and to conform to the DoD/DISA requirement. If it is not rotated daily and moved to another location, then there is more of a chance for the compromise of audit data by malicious users.
ℹ️ Check
Check for any "crontab" entries that rotate audit logs:
# crontab -l
30 23 * * * /root/logrotate.sh #Daily log rotation script
If such a cron job is found, this is not a finding.
Otherwise, query the SA.
If there is a process automatically rotating audit logs, this is not a finding.
If the SA manually rotates audit logs, this is a finding.
If the audit output is not archived daily, to tape or disk, this is a finding.
Review the audit log directory.
If more than one file is there, or if the file does not have today's date, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure a cron job or other automated process to rotate the audit logs on a daily basis.