Cron logging must be implemented.

From AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Associated with IA controls: ECAR-3, ECAR-2, ECAR-1

Associated with: CCI-000126

SV-27350r1_rule Cron logging must be implemented.

Vulnerability discussion

Cron logging can be used to trace the successful or unsuccessful execution of cron jobs. It can also be used to spot intrusions into the use of the cron facility by unauthorized and malicious users.

Check content

# ls -lL /var/adm/cron/log If this file does not exist or is older than the last cron job, this is a finding.

Fix text

Enable cron logging on the system.

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