The Photon operating system must not have duplicate User IDs (UIDs).
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-258826 | SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051 | PHTN-40-000049 | SV-258826r958482_rule | 2024-07-11 | 2 |
Description
To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, organizational users must be uniquely identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and provide for nonrepudiation.
ℹ️ Check
At the command line, run the following command to verify there are no duplicate user IDs present:
# awk -F ":" 'list[$3]++{print $1, $3}' /etc/passwd
If any lines are returned, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Navigate to and open:
/etc/passwd
Configure each user account that has a duplicate UID with a unique UID.