UIDs reserved for system accounts must not be assigned to non-system accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-226445	GEN000340	SV-226445r603265_rule		Medium

Description
Reserved UIDs are typically used by system software packages. If non-system accounts have UIDs in this range, they may conflict with system software, possibly leading to the user having permissions to modify system files.

STIG	Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-12-04

Details

Check Text ( C-28606r482702_chk )
Check the UID assignments of all accounts. # more /etc/passwd Confirm all accounts with a UID of 99 and below are used by a system account. If a UID reserved for system accounts (0 - 99) is used by a non-system account, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-28594r482703_fix)
Change the UID numbers for non-system accounts with reserved UIDs (those less or equal to 99).