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V-271685

CAT II (Medium)

OL 9 must disable the ability of a user to restart the system from the login screen.

Rule ID

SV-271685r1091767_rule

STIG

Oracle Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R5

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

A user who is at the console can reboot the system at the login screen. If restart or shutdown buttons are pressed at the login screen, this can create the risk of short-term loss of availability of systems due to reboot.

Check Content

This requirement assumes the use of the OL 9 default graphical user interface—the GNOME desktop environment. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is Not Applicable.

Verify that OL 9 disables a user's ability to restart the system with the following command:

$ grep -R disable-restart-buttons /etc/dconf/db/*
/etc/dconf/db/distro.d/20-authselect:disable-restart-buttons='true'

If the "disable-restart-button" setting is not set to "true", is missing or commented out from the dconf database files, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure OL 9 to disable a user's ability to restart the system.

Add or update the [org/gnome/settings-daemon/] section of the /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-security-settings" database file and add or update the following lines:

[org/gnome/settings-daemon/peripherals/smartcard]
disable-restart-buttons='true'

Then update the dconf system databases:

$ sudo dconf update