STIGQter: STIG Summary: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 2 Benchmark Date: 01 Jul 2026:

RHEL 10 must require a unique superusers name upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.

DISA Rule

SV-281167r1166453_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281167

Group Title

SRG-OS-000080-GPOS-00048

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600010

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-000213 - Enforce approved authorizations for logical access to information and system resources in accordance with applicable access control policies.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to have a unique username for the grub superuser account.

Edit the "/etc/grub.d/01_users" file and add or modify the following lines with a nondefault username for the superuser account:

set superusers="<accountname>"
export superusers

Once the superuser account has been added, update the "grub.cfg" file by regenerating the GRUB configuration with the following command:

$ sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg --update-bls-cmdline

Reboot the system:

$ sudo reboot

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Verify RHEL 10 requires a unique superusers name upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.

Verify that the boot loader superuser account has been set with the following command:

$ sudo grep -A1 "superusers" /etc/grub2.cfg
set superusers="<accountname>"
export superusers
password_pbkdf2 <accountname> ${GRUB2_PASSWORD}

Verify <accountname> is not a common name such as root, admin, or administrator.

If superusers contains easily guessable usernames, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281167

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600010

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 requires a unique superusers name upon booting into single-user and maintenance modes.

Verify that the boot loader superuser account has been set with the following command:

$ sudo grep -A1 "superusers" /etc/grub2.cfg
set superusers="<accountname>"
export superusers
password_pbkdf2 <accountname> ${GRUB2_PASSWORD}

Verify <accountname> is not a common name such as root, admin, or administrator.

If superusers contains easily guessable usernames, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5733