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UBTU-16-010650 - The Ubuntu operating system must not have unnecessary accounts.

Information

Accounts providing no operational purpose provide additional opportunities for system compromise. Unnecessary accounts include user accounts for individuals not requiring access to the system and application accounts for applications not installed on the system.

NOTE: Nessus has provided the target output to assist in reviewing the benchmark to ensure target compliance.

Solution

Configure the system so all accounts on the system are assigned to an active system, application, or user account.

Remove accounts that do not support approved system activities or that allow for a normal user to perform administrative-level actions.

Document all authorized accounts on the system.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_CAN_Ubuntu_16-04_LTS_V2R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-214997r610931_rule, STIG-ID|UBTU-16-010650, STIG-Legacy|SV-90225, STIG-Legacy|V-75545, Vuln-ID|V-214997

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: cc8956f8f09b98a15dfffd0790c7a1ec1663a3dc69332b28ebe62b11ef5b5b17