Detections
Analytics

1.166 SOL-11.1-070110

Information

Duplicate UIDs must not exist for multiple non-organizational users.

GROUP ID: V-216427
RULE ID: SV-216427r958504

Non-organizational users must be assigned unique UIDs for accountability and to ensure appropriate access protections.

Solution

The root role is required.

Determine if there exists any users who share a common UID, and work with those users to determine the best course of action in accordance with site policy.Change user account names and UID or delete accounts, so each account has a unique name and UID.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/23765

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-8, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000804, Rule-ID|SV-216427r958504_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-070110, Vuln-ID|V-216427

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: d688547466fcc2c220b1c44a4a38d2efd95400bfa16d8cf00405b4f87d5255f8