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V-244536

CAT II (Medium)

RHEL 8 must disable the user list at logon for graphical user interfaces.

Rule ID

SV-244536r1017343_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V2R7

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

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.

Check Content

Verify the operating system disables the user logon list for graphical user interfaces with the following command:
Note: This requirement assumes the use of the RHEL 8 default graphical user interface, Gnome Shell. 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.

Fix Text

Configure the operating system to disable the user list at logon for graphical user interfaces.

Create a database to contain the system-wide screensaver settings (if it does not already exist) with 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