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1.270 RHEL-09-411030

Information

RHEL 9 duplicate User IDs (UIDs) must not exist for interactive users.

GROUP ID: V-258045
RULE ID: SV-258045r958482

To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, interactive users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051, SRG-OS-000121-GPOS-00062, SRG-OS-000042-GPOS-00020

Solution

Edit the file "/etc/passwd" and provide each interactive user account that has a duplicate UID with a unique UID.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/22008

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|AU-3, 800-53|AU-3(1), 800-53|IA-2, 800-53|IA-8, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000135, CCI|CCI-000764, CCI|CCI-000804, Rule-ID|SV-258045r958482_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-411030, Vuln-ID|V-258045

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: dfc1b10f2e46215c8dc09b95cf9329202e1d9378de5163cd76edea12833a4815