Rule ID
SV-44796r1_rule
Version
V1R12
CCIs
Accounts that provide no operational purpose provide additional opportunities for system compromise. Unnecessary accounts include user accounts for individuals not requiring access to the system and application accounts for applications not installed on the system.
Check the system for the unnecessary "news" accounts. Procedure: # rpm -q inn If the "inn" is installed the "news" user is necessary and this is not a finding. # grep ^news /etc/passwd If this account exists and "inn" is not installed, this is a finding.
Remove the "news" account from the /etc/passwd file before connecting a system to the network.