Rule ID
SV-269152r1050034_rule
Version
V1R6
Without auditing of these events, it may be harder or impossible to identify what an attacker did after an attack. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000021-GPOS-00005, SRG-OS-000470-GPOS-00214
Verify the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file is configured to log username information when unsuccessful logon attempts occur with the following command: $ grep audit /etc/security/faillock.conf audit If the "audit" option is not set, is missing, or is commented out, this is a finding.
Configure AlmaLinux OS 9 to log username information when unsuccessful logon attempts occur. Add/modify the "/etc/security/faillock.conf" file to match the following line: audit