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SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro (SLEM) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
SLEM 5 root account must be the only account with unrestricted access to the system.
SLEM 5 root account must be the only account with unrestricted access to the system.
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SLEM 5 root account must be the only account with unrestricted access to the system.
High Severity
<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 SLEM 5. 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>