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The system must not have the unnecessary gopher account.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-27276 GEN000290-3 SV-44800r1_rule Medium
Description
Accounts that provide 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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-42291r1_chk )
Check the system for the unnecessary "gopher" accounts.

Procedure:
# grep ^gopher /etc/passwd
If this account exists, it is a finding.
Fix Text (F-38248r1_fix)
Remove the "gopher" account from the /etc/passwd file before connecting a system to the network.