STIGUI
V-256407CAT II — Medium severitySV-256407r970703_rule

The ESXi host must log out of the console UI after two minutes.

Rule version ESXI-70-000043 · STIG v1 · 2026-09-09

Discussion

When the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) is enabled and logged in, it should be automatically logged out if left logged on to avoid access by unauthorized persons. The "DcuiTimeOut" setting defines a window of time after which the DCUI will be logged out.

Check

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters.

Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Select the "UserVars.DcuiTimeOut" value and verify it is set to "120" (two minutes).

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name UserVars.DcuiTimeOut

If the "UserVars.DcuiTimeOut" setting is not set to "120", this is a finding.

Fix

From the vSphere Client, go to Hosts and Clusters.

Select the ESXi Host >> Configure >> System >> Advanced System Settings.

Click "Edit". Select the "UserVars.DcuiTimeOut" value and configure it to "120".

or

From a PowerCLI command prompt while connected to the ESXi host, run the following command:

Get-VMHost | Get-AdvancedSetting -Name UserVars.DcuiTimeOut | Set-AdvancedSetting -Value 120

Identifiers

Group ID
V-256407
Group title
SRG-OS-000163-VMM-000700
Rule ID
SV-256407r970703_rule
Check ID
C-60082r886000_chk
Fix ID
F-60025r886001_fix