OL6-00-000508 - The system must allow locking of graphical desktop sessions.

Information

The ability to lock graphical desktop sessions manually allows users to easily secure their accounts should they need to depart from their workstations temporarily.

Solution

Run the following command to set the Gnome desktop keybinding for locking the screen:

# gconftool-2
--direct
--config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory
--type string
--set /apps/gnome_settings_daemon/keybindings/screensaver '<Control><Alt>l'

Another keyboard sequence may be substituted for '<Control><Alt>l', which is the default for the Gnome desktop.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_6_V2R7_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-11a., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000058, Rule-ID|SV-209057r793778_rule, STIG-ID|OL6-00-000508, STIG-Legacy|SV-64813, STIG-Legacy|V-50607, Vuln-ID|V-209057

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 9c8e5ea695f2eaca2418468f59fab0938c2548d89d3a499745044145a3439397