The system must not have unnecessary accounts.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-4269	GEN000290	SV-44804r1_rule		Medium

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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-19

Details

Check Text ( C-42293r1_chk )
Check the system for unnecessary user accounts. Procedure: # more /etc/passwd If any unnecessary accounts are found, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-38251r1_fix)
Remove all unnecessary accounts from the /etc/passwd file before connecting a system to the network. Other accounts that are associated with a service not in use should also be removed.