The Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system must not have unnecessary accounts.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Accounts providing no operational purpose provide additional opportunities for system compromise. Unnecessary accounts include user accounts for individuals not requiring access to the system and application accounts for applications not installed on the system.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-204460r603261_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
Configure the system so all accounts on the system are assigned to an active system, application, or user account.
Remove accounts that do not support approved system activities or that allow for a normal user to perform administrative-level actions.
Document all authorized accounts on the system.