5.7 Configuring Linux or UNIX Monitoring

In Linux and UNIX environment, Change Guardian monitors the following:

  • Configuration files

  • Local and exported file systems

  • File integrity

  • Users and groups

  • Mounts

  • Processes

  • CRON jobs

This section provides the following information:

5.7.1 Implementation Checklist

The following table provides an overview of the tasks required for Change Guardian to start monitoring Linux and UNIX events:

Task

See

Complete the prerequisites

Prerequisites

Add a license key

Adding a License Key

Configure Change Guardian for monitoring

Creating UNIX Policies

Assigning Policies and Policy Sets

Triage events

You can triage events in the Change Guardian dashboard and the Administration Console.

5.7.2 Prerequisites

Ensure that you have completed the following:

5.7.3 Creating UNIX Policies

You can create polices to monitor the following:

Configuration Files Policies for changing hostname resolution and process startup configuration.

CRON Policies for monitor accessing CRON job, and changing CROS task execution.

Exported File System Policies to monitor list exported file system

File Integrity Policies to monitor Security Agent for UNIX configuration and system message of the day.

File System Policies to monitor bash shell startup configuration.

Groups Policies to monitor inbuilt groups

Mount Policies to monitor CD-ROM mounts

Process/Daemons Policies to monitor system background processes, and execution of su and sudo commands.

Users Policies to monitor builtin users.

For information about creating policies, see Creating Change Guardian Policies.

After creating policies, you can assign them to assets. For information about assigning policies, see Working with Policies.