The system must not have the unnecessary games account.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-29376	GEN000290-1	SV-63201r1_rule	IAAC-1	Medium

Description
Accounts that provide 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.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-03-26

Details

Check Text ( C-51927r1_chk )
Check the system for the unnecessary "games" accounts. Procedure: # grep ^games /etc/passwd If this account exists, it is a finding.

Fix Text (F-53781r1_fix)
Remove the "games" account from the /etc/passwd file (using the /usr/sbin/userdel command) before connecting a system to the network. Procedure: # userdel games