The root account must be the only account having unrestricted access to the OL 8 system.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>If an account other than root also has a User Identifier (UID) of "0", it has root authority, giving that account unrestricted access to the entire operating system. Multiple accounts with a UID of "0" afford an opportunity for potential intruders to guess a password for a privileged account.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-248874r780188_rule
- Severity
- High
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Change the UID of any account on the system, other than root, that has a UID of "0".
If the account is associated with system commands or applications, change the UID to one greater than "0" but less than "1000". Otherwise, assign a UID of greater than "1000" that has not already been assigned.