Security Manager for UNIX |
Release Notes |
Date Published: May 2010 |
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Security Manager for UNIX helps secure your enterprise from internal and external attacks. In real-time, the product monitors, analyzes, and consolidates events from log files on monitored UNIX computers to detect a variety of occurrences and alert you to them. When significant events occur, Security Manager sends alerts to the consoles and can notify your staff so they can quickly take corrective action. Security Manager for UNIX allows you to monitor important syslog events and detects many types of activity, such as user account access, security configuration changes, and unauthorized processes running. Security Manager for UNIX supports many UNIX operating systems, including Solaris, AIX, Red Hat Linux, and HP-UX. In addition to collecting data from syslog on Unix computers, Security Manager for UNIX can collect data from the following additional sources:
This module for the Security Manager product includes several new features. This version also improves usability and resolves several previous issues. Many of these improvements were made in direct response to suggestions from our customers. We thank you for your time and valuable input. We hope you continue to help us ensure our products meet all your needs. You can post feedback in the Security Manager forum on Qmunity, our community Web site that also includes product notifications, blogs, and the Security Manager user group. This document outlines why you should install this module, lists installation requirements, and identifies known issues. Supported ProductsFor the latest information about supported software versions and the availability of module updates, visit the Security Manager Supported Products page. If you encounter problems using this module with a later version of your application, contact NetIQ Technical Support. This release supports the following products:
Why Install This Module?The Security Manager for UNIX module replaces the Log Manager for UNIX and Intrusion Manager for UNIX modules. Security Manager for UNIX monitors, analyzes, and consolidates events from log files on monitored UNIX computers to detect a variety of occurrences and alert you to them. When significant events occur, Security Manager sends alerts to the consoles and can notify your staff so they can quickly take corrective action. In this version, the existing Security Manager for UNIX rules have been updated to take advantage of currency updates available in the latest NetIQ UNIX Agent (version 7.1). The Security Manager for UNIX rule set has also been significantly expanded to match the current rule set in UNIX Agent Manager. Resolves UNIX Real Time Event Timestamp IssueThis release resolves an issue where the timestamp stored in the Security Manager event table is not the same as the agent event timestamp. The description of the event in the control center shows the original timestamp of the event. The Security Manager event table now properly displays the timestamps of real-time events. (ENG203028) Adds UNIX Administrators Notification GroupThis release adds the UNIX Administrators notification group to Security Manager for UNIX. In order to receive notifications from the associated rules, users need to add operators to the UNIX Administrators notification group. System RequirementsThe Security Manager for UNIX module requires you install the NetIQ UNIX Agent 7.1 with Hotfix 72054 on all monitored UNIX computers. For more information about requirements for a UNIX agent monitoring a UNIX computer, see the NetIQ UNIX Agent Installation and Configuration Guide in the NetIQ UNIX Agent installation kit. Installing This ModuleInstall this module using the Module Installer utility. If this is the first time you have installed the module, ensure you also add a license. For more information about installing modules, see the Installation Guide for NetIQ Security Manager. You can verify successful installation of the module in the Module Installer. After the installation completes, verify the Status column indicates the module is current and the module version listed in the Installed Version column is the same as the version in the Available Version column. After you install the module, run the Configuration Wizard to configure the module. For more information about using the Configuration Wizard, see the User Guide for NetIQ Security Manager. For more information about configuring UNIX computers to log event data and configuring UNIX agents, see the NetIQ UNIX Agent Installation and Configuration Guide available from the setup program in the NetIQ UNIX Agent installation kit. Known IssuesNetIQ Corporation strives to ensure our products provide quality solutions for your enterprise software needs. The following issues are currently being researched. If you need further assistance with any issue, please contact Technical Support.
Upgrading Requires Updated Versions of Previously Installed UNIX ModulesThe Security Manager for UNIX module replaces the Log Manager for Unix and Intrusion Manager for Unix modules. However, if you upgrade from Log Manager for Unix to the Security Manager for UNIX module, you must also use the Module Installer to install the latest version of the Log Manager for Unix module, available on the NetIQ AutoSync Server. In the Module Installer, the name of the Log Manager for Unix module is "Log Manager for Unix (Obsolete)." If you did not previously install the Log Manager for Unix or Intrusion Manager for Unix modules, you need to install only the Security Manager for UNIX module. (DOC289088) Superseded Release Notes Not Removed on UpgradeThe Security Manager for UNIX module replaces the Log Manager for UNIX and Intrusion Manager for UNIX modules. However, a known issue exists where Security Manager cannot remove old release notes files when installing updated modules. Release notes are installed by default in the \Program Files\NetIQ Security Manager\OnePoint\Documentation\Release Notes folder on the central computer, but may have been moved or copied to a different location in your environment. After upgrading this module, you should manually delete any superseded release notes in the default folder or in other folders. Removal of Monitoring GuidesSince monitoring information for updated Security Manager modules is now available in the module release notes, monitoring guides have been discontinued. However, a known issue exists where Security Manager cannot remove old monitoring guides when installing updated modules. To reduce the risk of users referencing outdated monitoring guides, Security Manager now replaces the old monitoring guide in the default documentation folder with a blank monitoring guide. Monitoring guides are installed by default in the \Program Files\NetIQ Security Manager\OnePoint\Documentation\Monitoring Guides folder on the central computer, but may have been moved or copied to a different location in your environment. After installing an updated module, you should manually delete any outdated monitoring guides that were copied or moved to other folders. Contact InformationPlease contact us with your questions and comments. We look forward to hearing from you. For detailed contact information, see the Support Contact Information Web site. For interactive conversations with your peers and NetIQ experts, become an active member of Qmunity, our community Web site that offers product forums, product notifications, blogs, and user groups. Legal NoticeTHIS DOCUMENT AND THE SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT ARE FURNISHED UNDER AND ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF A LICENSE AGREEMENT OR A NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT. 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