Unauthorized users will not have the "Log on as a service" User Right.

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Unauthorized users will not have the "Log on as a service" User Right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-28285	WINUR-000031	SV-35963r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the right "Log on as a service" can start network services or register a process as a service on the system.

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2013-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-35138r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups are granted the “Log on as a service” right, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-30383r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Log on as a service" as defined in the Check section.