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# GCP PostgreSQL instance database flag log\_temp\_files is not set to 0 misconfiguration detected in co

## Rule Details

|                        |                                      |
| ---------------------- | ------------------------------------ |
| Cortex AppSec Rule ID  | APPSEC\_GCP\_56                      |
| Category - Subcategory | Logging - Disabled or missing        |
| Provider               | GCP                                  |
| Severity               | LOW                                  |
| Framework              | Terraform, Terraform Plan            |
| Mapped CSPM/KSPM Rule  | 8ef39c42-81d4-4816-a402-fc5b1bbbc22b |

## Impact

PostgreSQL can create a temporary file for actions such as sorting, hashing and temporary query results when these operations exceed *work\_mem*. The *log\_temp\_files* flag controls logging names and the file size when it is deleted. Configuring *log\_temp\_files* to zero (*0*) causes all temporary file information to be logged, while positive values log only files whose size are greater than or equal to the specified number of kilobytes. A value of *-1* disables temporary file information logging. We recommend you set the *log\_temp\_files* database flag for Cloud SQL PostgreSQL instances is set to zero (*0*). If temporary files are not logged, it may be difficult to identify potential performance issues caused by either poor application coding, or deliberate resource starvation attempts.

## How to Fix

*Resource:* google\_sql\_database\_instance

* *Arguments:* database\_version = "POSTGRES\_\* " settings::database\_flags: key:"log\_temp\_files", value: by default set to "-1" \[source,go]

***

resource "google\_sql\_database\_instance" "default" { name = "master-instance" database\_version = "POSTGRES\_11" region = "us-central1"

settings {

* database\_flags {
* name = "log\_temp\_files"
* value = "0" } } }

***


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