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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-28285	WINUR-000031	SV-35963r2_rule		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	2017-02-21

Details

Check Text ( C-62089r1_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-66987r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Log on as a service" to be defined but containing no entries (blank).