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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Ubuntu 16.04
System Settings
Account and Access Control
Protect Accounts by Restricting Password-Based Login
Restrict Root Logins
Restrict Virtual Console Root Logins
Restrict Virtual Console Root Logins
An XCCDF Rule
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Restrict Virtual Console Root Logins
Medium Severity
To restrict root logins through the (deprecated) virtual console devices, ensure lines of this form do not appear in
/etc/securetty
:
vc/1 vc/2 vc/3 vc/4