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The Network File System (NFS) anonymous UID and GID must be configured to values without permissions.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-932 GEN005820 SV-37854r1_rule ECSC-1 IAIA-1 IAIA-2 Medium
Description
When an NFS server is configured to deny remote root access, a selected UID and GID are used to handle requests from the remote root user. The UID and GID should be chosen from the system to provide the appropriate level of non-privileged access.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2014-07-02

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-32316r1_fix)
Edit "/etc/exports" and set the "anonuid=-1" and "anongid=-1" options for exports lacking it. Re-export the filesystems.