Alert rule for failed "SU to root command" messages.
A failed 'su' command has been detected in the system log files.
Users may have been granted access to privileged accounts. This monitor allows system administrators to track 'su' usage.
The description of the alert and/or the output data item contains information on the event encountered. If 'su' usage appears suspicious, please check the associated event details and any other events that happened around the time of this event.
Target | Microsoft.AIX.7.Computer | ||
Category | EventCollection | ||
Enabled | True | ||
Alert Generate | True | ||
Alert Severity | Error | ||
Alert Priority | Normal | ||
Remotable | True | ||
Alert Message |
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ID | Module Type | TypeId | RunAs |
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EventDS | DataSource | Microsoft.Unix.SCXLog.Datasource | Default |
GenerateAlert | WriteAction | System.Health.GenerateAlert | Default |
<Rule ID="Microsoft.AIX.7.LogFile.Syslog.SU.Command.Root.Failure.Alert" Target="Microsoft.AIX.7.Computer" Enabled="true" Remotable="true">
<Category>EventCollection</Category>
<DataSources>
<!-- [TYPE] AIX SU False -->
<!-- [INPUT] Jun 2 14:21:14 scxomd-aix7-01 auth|security:crit su: BAD SU from jeffcof to root at /dev/pts/0 -->
<DataSource ID="EventDS" TypeID="Unix!Microsoft.Unix.SCXLog.Datasource">
<Host>$Target/Property[Type="Unix!Microsoft.Unix.Computer"]/PrincipalName$</Host>
<LogFile>/var/adm/ras/syslog.caa</LogFile>
<RegExpFilter>[[:space:]]su: BAD SU from [^[:space:]]+ to root at</RegExpFilter>
<IndividualAlerts>false</IndividualAlerts>
</DataSource>
</DataSources>
<WriteActions>
<WriteAction ID="GenerateAlert" TypeID="SystemHealth!System.Health.GenerateAlert">
<Priority>1</Priority>
<Severity>2</Severity>
<AlertMessageId>$MPElement[Name="Microsoft.AIX.7.LogFile.Syslog.SU.Command.Root.Failure.AlertMessage"]$</AlertMessageId>
<AlertParameters>
<AlertParameter1>$Data/EventDescription$</AlertParameter1>
</AlertParameters>
<Suppression>
<SuppressionValue/>
</Suppression>
</WriteAction>
</WriteActions>
</Rule>