Logins to the root account must be restricted to the system console only.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
<VulnDiscussion>Use an authorized mechanism such as RBAC and the "su" command to provide administrative access to unprivileged accounts. These mechanisms provide an audit trail in the event of problems.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>
- ID
- SV-216124r603268_rule
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Manual Procedure
The root role is required.
Modify the /etc/default/login file
# pfedit /etc/default/login