Connection logging is not enabled (UNIX)

Module: Startup Files

This check verifies whether connection logging has been enabled for inetd based services on Solaris 10.This Check reports for Default Setting of tcp_trace and the setting for individual services which are Enabled or online.If inetd is running, the "tracing" feature can be used to log information about the source of any network connections seen by the daemon.This check is available on Solaris 10 only.

The following table lists the error messages for the check.

Table: Error messages for Connection logging is not enabled

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: STKU_TRACED_SERVICE

Category: Policy Compliance

UNIX (5879)

Title: Connection logging is not enabled for this service

Description:ESM found an inetd service that is not traced by one of the Traced Services check. If inetd is running, the "tracing" feature can be used to log information about the source of any network connections seen by the daemon.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]

String ID: STKU_DEF_TRACED_SERVICE

Category: Policy Compliance

UNIX (5889)

Title: Default inetd Settings Connection logging is not enabled

Description:ESM found that in default settings for inetd services tcp_trace is not set to TRUE.If inetd is running, the "tracing" feature can be used to log information about the source of any network connections seen by the daemon.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [%s]