Vulnerability Discussion

Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security.

Check

This requirement assumes the use of the OL 9 default graphical user interface—the GNOME desktop environment. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is Not Applicable.

Verify that OL 9 does not allow an unattended or automatic logon to the system via a graphical user interface.

Check for the value of the "AutomaticLoginEnable" in the "/etc/gdm/custom.conf" file with the following command:

$ grep -i automaticlogin /etc/gdm/custom.conf
[daemon]
AutomaticLoginEnable=false

If the value of "AutomaticLoginEnable" is not set to "false", this is a finding.

Fix

Configure the GNOME desktop display manager to disable automatic login.

Set AutomaticLoginEnable to false in the [daemon] section in /etc/gdm/custom.conf. For example:

[daemon]
AutomaticLoginEnable=false