Unauthorized accounts must not have the Log on as a batch job user right.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-26495	WN08-UR-000030	SV-48541r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. The "Log on as a batch job" user right allows accounts to log on using the task scheduler service, which must be restricted.

STIG	Date
Windows 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2014-01-07

Details

Check Text ( C-45191r1_chk )
Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. (See "Performing Analysis with the Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-in" in the STIG Overview document.) 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 batch job" user right, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-41663r1_fix)
Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Log on as a batch job" to be defined but containing no entries (blank).