PostgreSQL Log Checkpoints Flag Should Be Disabled
More Info:
Ensure that the log_checkpoints database flag for Cloud SQL PostgreSQL instance is set to on.Risk Level
MediumAddress
SecurityCompliance Standards
SOC2, NISTCSF, PCIDSSTriage and Remediation
Remediation
Using Console
Using Console
To remediate the PostgreSQL Log Checkpoints flag misconfiguration in GCP using the GCP console, follow these steps:
- Open the GCP console and navigate to the Cloud SQL Instances page.
- Select the instance that has the PostgreSQL database with the misconfiguration.
- Click on the “Edit” button on the top of the page.
- Scroll down to the “Flags” section and click on the “Add item” button.
- In the “Name” field, enter “log_checkpoints” and in the “Value” field, enter “off”.
- Click on the “Save” button to save the changes.
- Wait for a few minutes for the changes to take effect.
- Verify that the PostgreSQL Log Checkpoints flag has been disabled by checking the PostgreSQL logs.
Using CLI
Using CLI
To remediate the PostgreSQL Log Checkpoints Flag Should Be Disabled issue in GCP using GCP CLI, follow these steps:
- Open the Cloud Shell in your GCP console.
- Run the following command to list all the Cloud SQL instances in your project:
- Note down the instance name of the PostgreSQL instance that you want to remediate.
- Run the following command to update the instance settings:
Replace
[INSTANCE_NAME]with the actual name of your PostgreSQL instance. - Wait for a few minutes for the instance settings to be updated.
Using Python
Using Python
To remediate the PostgreSQL Log Checkpoints Flag Should Be Disabled misconfiguration for GCP using Python, you can follow these steps:With these steps, you should be able to remediate the PostgreSQL Log Checkpoints Flag Should Be Disabled misconfiguration for your GCP PostgreSQL instance using Python.
- First, you need to authenticate to your GCP project using the
google-authandgoogle-auth-oauthliblibraries. You can do this by running the following code:
- Once you have authenticated, you can use the Cloud SQL Admin API to retrieve the configuration settings for your PostgreSQL instance. You can do this by running the following code:
- Next, you need to check if the
log_checkpointsflag is enabled in the configuration settings. You can do this by running the following code:
- Finally, you need to update the configuration settings for the PostgreSQL instance with the new flag settings. You can do this by running the following code: