STIGQter: STIG Summary: Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 7 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

AlmaLinux OS 9 must not have unauthorized accounts.

DISA Rule

SV-269238r1050120_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-269238

Group Title

SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227

Rule Version

ALMA-09-017950

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

CCI-000366 - Implement the security configuration settings.

Weight

Fix Recommendation

Remove unauthorized local interactive user accounts with the following command where <unauthorized_user> is the unauthorized account:

$ userdel -rf <unauthorized_user>

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Verify that there are no unauthorized interactive user accounts with the following command:

$ cat /etc/passwd

root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash
...
sync:x:5:0:sync:/sbin:/bin/sync
shutdown:x:6:0:shutdown:/sbin:/sbin/shutdown
halt:x:7:0:halt:/sbin:/sbin/halt
simon:x:1000:1000::/home/simon:/bin/bash

Interactive user accounts, generally will have a user identifier (UID) of 1000 or greater, a home directory in a specific partition, and an interactive shell.

Obtain the list of interactive user accounts authorized to be on the system from the system administrator or information system security officer (ISSO) and compare it to the list of local interactive user accounts on the system.

If there are unauthorized local user accounts on the system, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-269238

Documentable

False

Rule Version

ALMA-09-017950

Severity Override Guidance

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Target Key

5664