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

RHEL 10 must disable account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) after 35 days of inactivity.

DISA Rule

SV-281175r1197238_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-281175

Group Title

SRG-OS-000118-GPOS-00060

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600160

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-003627 - Disable accounts when the accounts have expired.
• CCI-003628 - Disable accounts when the accounts are no longer associated to a user.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Configure RHEL 10 to disable account identifiers after 35 days of inactivity after the password expiration.

Run the following command to change the configuration for "useradd":

$ sudo useradd -D -f 35

A recommendation is 35 days, but a lower value is acceptable.

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Verify RHEL 10 account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) are disabled after 35 days of inactivity.

Check the account inactivity value by performing the following command:

$ sudo grep -i inactive /etc/default/useradd
INACTIVE=35

If "INACTIVE" is set to "-1", a value greater than "35", or is commented out, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-281175

Documentable

False

Rule Version

RHEL-10-600160

Severity Override Guidance

Verify RHEL 10 account identifiers (individuals, groups, roles, and devices) are disabled after 35 days of inactivity.

Check the account inactivity value by performing the following command:

$ sudo grep -i inactive /etc/default/useradd
INACTIVE=35

If "INACTIVE" is set to "-1", a value greater than "35", or is commented out, this is a finding.

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Target Key

5733