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RHEL-10-700720 - RHEL 10 must not allow unattended or automatic login via the graphical user interface.
Information
Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security.Solution
Configure RHEL 10 so that the GNOME desktop display manager disables automatic login.Update the "/etc/gdm/custom.conf" file to disable automatic login to the GNOME desktop:
$ sudo vi /etc/gdm/custom.conf
[daemon]
AutomaticLoginEnable=false
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_10_V1R1_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 STIG v1r1
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|I, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-281275r1166777_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-700720, Vuln-ID|V-281275
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 5491f506c6cbb51fce7286bc34027ab9db49eb24ba03f451c3458f2e09d38dd5