Detections
Analytics

1.165 SOL-11.1-070100

Information

Duplicate User IDs (UIDs) must not exist for users within the organization.

GROUP ID: V-216426
RULE ID: SV-216426r958482

Users within the organization 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-2, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000764, Rule-ID|SV-216426r958482_rule, STIG-ID|SOL-11.1-070100, Vuln-ID|V-216426

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 552f8ee04ab341e147da86296d65be46cfcc8a47dc9f5a173b538dcf33b23a4f