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VCENTER-000008 - The vCenter Server must be installed using a service account instead of a built-in Windows account

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Information

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Solution

Re-install the vCenter Server with a special-purpose, local-only administrator role with the 'Act as part of the operating system' privilege.

See Also

http://iase.disa.mil/stigs/os/virtualization/Pages/index.aspx

Item Details

References: CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Group-ID|V-39548, Rule-ID|SV-51406r1_rule, STIG-ID|VCENTER-000008, Vuln-ID|V-39548

Plugin: VMware

Control ID: 975ba5c943f30a53cdae4ac1c6123ec352374c5fb6bb3c86ba7a03edbf3e1297