Windows Server 2019 Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services user right must only be assigned to the Administrators group on domain controllers.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-205666 | WN19-DC-000360 | SV-205666r958472_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high-level capabilities. Accounts with the "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" user right can access a system through Remote Desktop. |
| STIG | Date |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-01-15 |
Details
| Check Text (C-5931r354916_chk) |
| This applies to domain controllers, it is NA for other systems. Verify the effective setting in Local Group Policy Editor. Run "gpedit.msc". Navigate to Local Computer Policy >> Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" user right, this is a finding. - Administrators For server core installations, run the following command: Secedit /Export /Areas User_Rights /cfg c:\path\filename.txt Review the text file. If any SIDs other than the following are granted the "SeRemoteInteractiveLogonRight" user right, this is a finding. S-1-5-32-544 (Administrators) |
| Fix Text (F-5931r354917_fix) |
| Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration >> Windows Settings >> Security Settings >> Local Policies >> User Rights Assignment >> "Allow log on through Remote Desktop Services" to include only the following accounts or groups: - Administrators |