Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Restore files and directories" user right.

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Unauthorized accounts will not have the "Restore files and directories" user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26504	WINUR-000040	SV-35959r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Restore files and directories" right can circumvent file and directory permissions and could allow access to sensitive data. It could also be used to over-write more current data.

STIG	Date
Windows 7 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-04-02

Details

Check Text ( C-33978r1_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 other than the following are granted the “Restore files and directories” right, this is a finding: Administrators

Fix Text (F-29663r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Restore files and directories" as defined in the Check section.