RHEL-06-000027 - The system must prevent the root account from logging in from virtual consoles.

Information

Preventing direct root login to virtual console devices helps ensure accountability for actions taken on the system using the root account.

Solution

To restrict root logins through the (deprecated) virtual console devices, ensure lines of this form do not appear in '/etc/securetty':

vc/1
vc/2
vc/3
vc/4

Note: Virtual console entries are not limited to those listed above. Any lines starting with 'vc/' followed by numerals should be removed.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_RHEL_6_V2R2_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-2(5), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000770, Rule-ID|SV-217865r603264_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-06-000027, STIG-Legacy|SV-50293, STIG-Legacy|V-38492, Vuln-ID|V-217865

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 77ee92617d7b975b27b6282e9f393ef37bc525954635318bd3e7cf0664722a3a