# Cis Ubuntu1204 V110 8 1 8

> Collect Login and Logout Events

- Skill: `cyberstrikeus/cis-ubuntu1204-v110-8-1-8` (Agent Skill)
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- Author: cyberstrikeus (https://skillmd.com/u/cyberstrikeus)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/cyberstrikeus/cis-ubuntu1204-v110-8-1-8

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# 8.1.8 Collect Login and Logout Events (Scored)

## Profile Applicability

- Level 2

## Description

Monitor login and logout events. The parameters below track changes to files associated with login/logout events. The file `/var/log/faillog` tracks failed events from login. The file `/var/log/lastlog` maintains records of the last time a user successfully logged in. The file `/var/log/tallylog` maintains records of failures via the `pam_tally2` module.

## Rationale

Monitoring login/logout events could provide a system administrator with information associated with brute force attacks against user logins.

## Audit Procedure

### Using Command Line

Perform the following to determine if login and logout events are recorded.

```bash
grep logins /etc/audit/audit.rules
```

## Expected Result

```
-w /var/log/faillog -p wa -k logins
-w /var/log/lastlog -p wa -k logins
-w /var/log/tallylog -p wa -k logins
```

## Remediation

### Using Command Line

Add the following lines to the `/etc/audit/audit.rules` file:

```bash
-w /var/log/faillog -p wa -k logins
-w /var/log/lastlog -p wa -k logins
-w /var/log/tallylog -p wa -k logins
# Execute the following command to restart auditd
# pkill -HUP -P 1 auditd
```

## Default Value

By default, login and logout events are not audited.

## References

- CIS Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Server Benchmark v1.1.0

## Profile

Level 2 - Scored