Logins to the root account must be restricted to the system console only.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-216361 | SRG-OS-000480 | SOL-11.1-040430 | SV-216361r959010_rule | 2024-11-25 | 3 |
| Description |
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| 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. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| This check applies to the global zone only. Determine the zone that you are currently securing. # zonename If the command output is "global", this check applies. Determine if root login is restricted to the console. # grep "^CONSOLE=/dev/console" /etc/default/login If the output of this command is not: CONSOLE=/dev/console this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| The root role is required. Modify the /etc/default/login file # pfedit /etc/default/login Locate the line containing: CONSOLE Change it to read: CONSOLE=/dev/console |