Rule version TOSS-05-000260 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-20
Providing users feedback on when account accesses last occurred facilitates user recognition and reporting of unauthorized account use.
Verify the SSH daemon provides users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred using 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'PrintLastLog yes
If the "PrintLastLog" keyword is set to "no", the returned line is commented out, or no output is returned, this is a finding.
Configure the SSH daemon to provide users with feedback on when account accesses last occurred.
Add the following line in "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" or uncomment the line and set the value to "yes":
PrintLastLog yes
Restart the SSH service for changes to take effect:
$ sudo systemctl restart sshd.service