The system must not have the unnecessary "ftp" account.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-27279	GEN000290-4	SV-34578r1_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
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-07-03

Details

Check Text ( C-37785r1_chk )
Check the system for the unnecessary "ftp" accounts. Procedure: # rpm -q krb5-workstation An ftp server is part of "krb5-workstation". If it is installed the "ftp" user is necessary and this is not a finding. # rpm -q vsftp If the "vsftp" ftp server is installed the "ftp" user is necessary and this is not a finding. # grep ^ftp /etc/passwd If this account exists and no ftp server is installed which requires it, this is a finding.

Check Text ( C-37785r1_chk )

Check the system for the unnecessary "ftp" accounts.

Procedure:
# rpm -q krb5-workstation
An ftp server is part of "krb5-workstation". If it is installed the "ftp" user is necessary and this is not a finding.

# rpm -q vsftp
If the "vsftp" ftp server is installed the "ftp" user is necessary and this is not a finding.

# grep ^ftp /etc/passwd
If this account exists and no ftp server is installed which requires it, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-33040r1_fix)
Remove the "ftp" account from the /etc/passwd file before connecting a system to the network.