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RHEL-06-000296 - All accounts on the system must have unique user or account names

Information

Unique usernames allow for accountability on the system.

Solution

Change usernames, or delete accounts, so each has a unique name.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_6_V2R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 STIG v2r2

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-8, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000804, Rule-ID|SV-218044r603264_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-06-000296, STIG-Legacy|SV-50484, STIG-Legacy|V-38683, Vuln-ID|V-218044

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 7916ee922e17bfd4c8eda749eaece1b6ef4d22e8ded51ce5219595f68a03cc34

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