The IBM z/OS system administrator (SA) must develop a process to notify appropriate personnel when accounts are removed.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-223765	SRG-OS-000277-GPOS-00107	RACF-OS-000090	SV-223765r998364_rule	2025-03-11	9

Description
When operating system accounts are removed, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying individual operating system users or for identifying the operating system processes themselves. Sending notification of account removal events to the SAs and information system security officers (ISSOs) is one method for mitigating this risk. Such a capability greatly reduces the risk that operating system accessibility will be negatively affected for extended periods of time and also provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes.

Description

When operating system accounts are removed, user accessibility is affected. Accounts are utilized for identifying individual operating system users or for identifying the operating system processes themselves. Sending notification of account removal events to the SAs and information system security officers (ISSOs) is one method for mitigating this risk. Such a capability greatly reduces the risk that operating system accessibility will be negatively affected for extended periods of time and also provides logging that can be used for forensic purposes.

ℹ️ Check
Ask the SA for the documented process to notify appropriate personnel when accounts are removed. If there is no documented process, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Develop a documented develop a process to notify appropriate personnel when accounts are removed.