STIGQter: STIG Summary: Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:

The system must not have any unnecessary accounts.

DISA Rule

SV-216224r603268_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-216224

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480

Rule Version

SOL-11.1-090040

Severity

CAT III

CCI(s)

• CCI-000366 - The organization implements the security configuration settings.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

The root role is required.

Remove all unnecessary accounts, such as games, from the /etc/passwd file before connecting a system to the network. Other accounts, such as news and gopher, associated with a service not in use should also be removed.

Identify unnecessary accounts.

# getent passwd

Remove unnecessary accounts.

# userdel [username]

Check Contents

Check the system for unnecessary user accounts.

# getent passwd

Some examples of unnecessary accounts include games, news, gopher, ftp, and lp. If any unnecessary accounts are found, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-216224

Documentable

False

Rule Version

SOL-11.1-090040

Severity Override Guidance

Check the system for unnecessary user accounts.

# getent passwd

Some examples of unnecessary accounts include games, news, gopher, ftp, and lp. If any unnecessary accounts are found, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

4021

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