Unattended or automatic logon via the OL 8 graphical user interface must not be allowed.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
high	V-248649	SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00229	OL08-00-010820	SV-248649r991591_rule	2025-02-20	2

Description
Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security.

ℹ️ Check
Note: This requirement assumes the use of the OL 8 default graphical user interface, Gnome Shell. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is Not Applicable. Verify the operating system does not allow an unattended or automatic logon to the system via a graphical user interface. Check for the value of "AutomaticLoginEnable" in the "/etc/gdm/custom.conf" file with the following command: $ sudo grep -i automaticloginenable /etc/gdm/custom.conf AutomaticLoginEnable=false If the value of "AutomaticLoginEnable" is not set to "false", this is a finding.

ℹ️ Check

Note: This requirement assumes the use of the OL 8 default graphical user interface, Gnome Shell. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is Not Applicable. Verify the operating system does not allow an unattended or automatic logon to the system via a graphical user interface. Check for the value of "AutomaticLoginEnable" in the "/etc/gdm/custom.conf" file with the following command: $ sudo grep -i automaticloginenable /etc/gdm/custom.conf AutomaticLoginEnable=false If the value of "AutomaticLoginEnable" is not set to "false", this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
Configure OL 8 to not allow an unattended or automatic logon to the system via a graphical user interface. Add or edit the line for the "AutomaticLoginEnable" parameter in the [daemon] section of the "/etc/gdm/custom.conf" file to "false": [daemon] AutomaticLoginEnable=false