Rule version TOSS-05-000283 · STIG v1 · 2026-08-20
Leaving the user list enabled is a security risk since it allows anyone with physical access to the system to enumerate known user accounts without authenticated access to the system.
Verify TOSS 5 disables the user logon list for graphical user interfaces using the following command:
Note: This requirement assumes the use of the TOSS 5 default graphical user interface, the GNOME desktop environment. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is not applicable.
$ sudo gsettings get org.gnome.login-screen disable-user-list true
If the setting is "false", this is a finding.
Configure TOSS 5 to disable the user list at logon for graphical user interfaces.
Create a database to contain the systemwide screensaver settings (if it does not already exist) using the following command:
Note: The example below is using the database "local" for the system, so if the system is using another database in "/etc/dconf/profile/user", the file should be created under the appropriate subdirectory.
$ sudo touch /etc/dconf/db/local.d/02-login-screen
[org/gnome/login-screen] disable-user-list=true
Update the system databases:
$ sudo dconf update