Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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RHEL-06-000324 | RHEL-06-000324 | RHEL-06-000324_rule | Medium |
Description |
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An appropriate warning message reinforces policy awareness during the logon process and facilitates possible legal action against attackers. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2013-02-05 |
Check Text ( C-RHEL-06-000324_chk ) |
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To ensure a login warning banner is enabled, run the following: $ gconftool-2 -g /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_enable Search for the "banner_message_enable" schema. If properly configured, the "default" value should be "true". If it is not, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-RHEL-06-000324_fix) |
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To enable displaying a login warning banner in the GNOME Display Manager's login screen, run the following command: sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 \ --type bool \ --set /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_enable true To display a banner, this setting must be enabled and then banner text must also be set. |