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Logins to the root account must be restricted to the system console only.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-48127 SOL-11.1-040430 SV-60999r1_rule Medium
Description
Use an authorized mechanism such as RBAC and the "su" command to provide administrative access to unprivileged accounts. These mechanisms provide an audit trail in the event of problems.
STIG Date
Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-01-27

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-51735r1_fix)
The root role is required.

Modify the /etc/default/login file

# pfedit /etc/default/login

Locate the line containing:

CONSOLE

Change it to read:

CONSOLE=/dev/console