STIGUI
V-216430CAT II — Medium severitySV-216430r959010_rule

Duplicate user names must not exist.

Rule version SOL-11.1-070140 · STIG v3 · 2026-08-19

Discussion

If a user is assigned a duplicate user name, it will create and have access to files with the first UID for that username in passwd.

Check

The root role is required.

Identify any duplicate user names.

# getent passwd | awk -F: '{print $1}' | uniq -d

If output is produced, this is a finding.

Fix

The root role is required.

Correct or justify any items discovered in the Check step. Determine if there are any duplicate user names, and work with their respective owners to determine the best course of action in accordance with site policy. Delete or change the user name of duplicate users.

Identifiers

Group ID
V-216430
Group title
SRG-OS-000480
Rule ID
SV-216430r959010_rule
Check ID
C-17666r371378_chk
Fix ID
F-17664r371379_fix