GEN006225 - Samba must be configured to use an authentication mechanism other than 'share.'

Information

Samba share authentication does not provide for individual user identification and must not be used.

Solution

Edit the '/etc/samba/smb.conf' file and change the 'security' setting to 'user' or another valid setting other than 'share'.

See Also

http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_RedHat_5_V1R18_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA STIG for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 v1r18 Audit

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-22499, Rule-ID|SV-37891r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN006225, Vuln-ID|V-22499

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: fb5e2f072d8b61f424b6ef384b1380469c06c366fc2d780192110e3091c03cd6