8.3 Create Warning Banner for GNOME Users - Check if banner is set correctly

Information

The GNOME Display Manager is used for login session management. See the manual page gdm(1) for more information.

Solution

Perform the following to implement the recommended state-
cd /etc/X11/gdm
awk '/^#?Greeter=/ { print 'Greeter=/usr/bin/gdmlogin'; next } /^#?Welcome=/
{ print 'Welcome=Authorized uses only!\n' 'All activity may be monitored ' 'and reported.' next } { print }' gdm.conf > gdm.conf.new
mv gdm.conf.new gdm.conf
pkgchk -f -n -p /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/614

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-8a.

Plugin: Unix

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