STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021: STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 23 Apr 2021:SV-230346r627750_rule
V-230346
SRG-OS-000027-GPOS-00008
RHEL-08-020024
CAT III
10
Configure the operating system to limit the number of concurrent sessions to "10" for all accounts and/or account types.
Add the following line to the top of the /etc/security/limits.conf or in a ".conf" file defined in /etc/security/limits.d/:
* hard maxlogins 10
Verify the operating system limits the number of concurrent sessions to "10" for all accounts and/or account types by issuing the following command:
$ sudo grep -r -s '^[^#].*maxlogins' /etc/security/limits.conf /etc/security/limits.d/*.conf
* hard maxlogins 10
This can be set as a global domain (with the * wildcard) but may be set differently for multiple domains.
If the "maxlogins" item is missing, commented out, or the value is set greater than "10" and is not documented with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement for all domains that have the "maxlogins" item assigned, this is a finding.
V-230346
False
RHEL-08-020024
Verify the operating system limits the number of concurrent sessions to "10" for all accounts and/or account types by issuing the following command:
$ sudo grep -r -s '^[^#].*maxlogins' /etc/security/limits.conf /etc/security/limits.d/*.conf
* hard maxlogins 10
This can be set as a global domain (with the * wildcard) but may be set differently for multiple domains.
If the "maxlogins" item is missing, commented out, or the value is set greater than "10" and is not documented with the Information System Security Officer (ISSO) as an operational requirement for all domains that have the "maxlogins" item assigned, this is a finding.
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