The Photon operating system must not have duplicate User IDs (UIDs).
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-256510 | SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051 | PHTN-30-000033 | SV-256510r958482_rule | 2024-12-16 | 1 |
| Description |
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| To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be uniquely identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and provide for nonrepudiation. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| At the command line, run the following command: # awk -F ":" 'list[$3]++{print $1, $3}' /etc/passwd If any lines are returned, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Navigate to and open: /etc/passwd Configure each user account that has a duplicate UID with a unique UID. |