The NSX-T Manager must disable unused local accounts.

Severity	Group ID	Group Title	Version	Rule ID	Date	STIG Version
medium	V-251797	SRG-APP-000142-NDM-000245	TNDM-3X-000100	SV-251797r879588_rule	2023-06-22	1

Description
Prior to NSX-T 3.1 and earlier, there are three local accounts: root, admin, and audit. These local accounts could not be disabled and no additional accounts could be created. Starting in NSX-T 3.1.1, there are two additional guest user accounts: guestuser1 and guestuser2. The local accounts for audit and guest users are disabled by default, but can be deactivated once active; however, admin and root accounts cannot be disabled. These accounts should remain disabled and unique non-local user accounts should be used instead.

Description

Prior to NSX-T 3.1 and earlier, there are three local accounts: root, admin, and audit. These local accounts could not be disabled and no additional accounts could be created. Starting in NSX-T 3.1.1, there are two additional guest user accounts: guestuser1 and guestuser2. The local accounts for audit and guest users are disabled by default, but can be deactivated once active; however, admin and root accounts cannot be disabled. These accounts should remain disabled and unique non-local user accounts should be used instead.

ℹ️ Check
If NSX-T is not at least version 3.1.1, this is not applicable. From the NSX-T Manager web interface, go to the System >> Users and Roles >> Local Users and view the status column. If the audit, guestuser1, or guestuser2 local accounts are active, this is a finding.

✔️ Fix
From the NSX-T Manager web interface, go to the System >> Users and Roles >> Local Users. Select the menu drop down next to the user to modify and click "Deactivate User".