The system must not have any unnecessary accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-216224	SOL-11.1-090040	SV-216224r603268_rule		Low

Description
Accounts providing 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
Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-11-23

Details

Check Text ( C-17462r373054_chk )
Check the system for unnecessary user accounts. # getent passwd Some examples of unnecessary accounts include games, news, gopher, ftp, and lp. If any unnecessary accounts are found, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-17460r373055_fix)
The root role is required. Remove all unnecessary accounts, such as games, from the /etc/passwd file before connecting a system to the network. Other accounts, such as news and gopher, associated with a service not in use should also be removed. Identify unnecessary accounts. # getent passwd Remove unnecessary accounts. # userdel [username]