RHEL 10 must be configured so that the Secure Shell (SSH) daemon displays the date and time of the last successful account login upon an SSH login.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-281260 | SRG-OS-000445-GPOS-00199 | RHEL-10-700570 | SV-281260r1184760_rule | 2026-03-11 | 1 |
Description
Providing users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use.
OpenSSH uses the first occurrence of a keyword it sees, and drop-in files are read in lexicographical order at the start of the configuration. Red Hat recommends using drop-in files rather than changing base configuration files.
ℹ️ Check
Verify RHEL 10 SSH daemons provide users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred with the following command:
$ sudo /usr/sbin/sshd -dd 2>&1 | awk '/filename/ {print $4}' | tr -d '\r' | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs sudo grep -iH '^\s*printlastlog'
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/10-stig.conf:PrintLastLog yes
Verify the runtime setting with the following command:
$ sudo sshd -T | grep -i printlastlog
printlastlog yes
If the "PrintLastLog" keyword is not set to "yes" in a drop-in that lexicographically precedes 50-redhat.conf, or if no output is returned, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure RHEL 10 SSH daemons to provide users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred.
In "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d", create a drop file that will lexicographically precede 50-redhat.conf and add the following line:
PrintLastLog yes
Restart the SSH service with the following command for the changes to take effect:
$ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service