STIGUI
V-271750CAT II — Medium severitySV-271750r1091962_rule

OL 9 must automatically exit interactive command shell user sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity.

Rule version OL09-00-002411 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-21

Discussion

Terminating an idle interactive command shell user session within a short time period reduces the window of opportunity for unauthorized personnel to take control of it when left unattended in a virtual terminal or physical console.

Satisfies: SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072, SRG-OS-000029-GPOS-00010

Check

Verify that OL 9 is configured to exit interactive command shell user sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity or less with the following command:

$ grep -i tmout /etc/profile /etc/profile.d/*.sh /etc/profile.d/tmout.sh:declare -xr TMOUT=900

If "TMOUT" is not set to "900" or less in a script located in the "/etc/'profile.d/ directory, is missing or is commented out, this is a finding.

Fix

Configure OL 9 to exit interactive command shell user sessions after 15 minutes of inactivity.

Add or edit the following line in "/etc/profile.d/tmout.sh":

#!/bin/bash

declare -xr TMOUT=900

Identifiers

Group ID
V-271750
Group title
SRG-OS-000163-GPOS-00072
Rule ID
SV-271750r1091962_rule
Check ID
C-75800r1091960_chk
Fix ID
F-75707r1091961_fix