SP13-00-000185 - A secondary SharePoint site collection administrator must be defined when creating a new site collection.

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Information

If a site reaches its maximum size, users will be denied access until an administrator fixes the problem. Having a secondary administrator reduces the risk of having a Denial-of-Service on a site. If the site reaches its maximum size, the secondary administrator can fix the problem if the primary administrator is not available. In some situations, having a secondary site administrator could be inappropriate for reasons of control or confidentiality.

Solution

Configure a secondary SharePoint site collection administrator when creating a new site collection.

Log on to SharePoint Central Administration as a member of the Farm Administration Group.

Click on 'Application Management'.

Select 'Site Collections' >> Change Site Collections Administrator.

For each site, define a Secondary Site Collection Administrator.

Select 'OK'.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_MS_SharePoint_2013_V2R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION, SYSTEM AND COMMUNICATIONS PROTECTION

References: 800-53|IA-2(1), 800-53|SC-5, CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-223272r612235_rule, STIG-ID|SP13-00-000185, STIG-Legacy|SV-74437, STIG-Legacy|V-60007, Vuln-ID|V-223272

Plugin: Windows

Control ID: a0cf5c8adbd99327457f084fc2b7c7f3bf76c358b5aa41d5d9af72350606d39c