Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
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V-38688 | RHEL-06-000324 | SV-50489r3_rule | Medium |
Description |
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An appropriate warning message reinforces policy awareness during the logon process and facilitates possible legal action against attackers. |
STIG | Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2018-03-01 |
Check Text ( C-46250r3_chk ) |
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If the GConf2 package is not installed, this is not applicable. To ensure a login warning banner is enabled, run the following: $ gconftool-2 --direct --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory --get /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_enable Search for the "banner_message_enable" schema. If properly configured, the "default" value should be "true". If it is not, this is a finding. |
Fix Text (F-43637r2_fix) |
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To enable displaying a login warning banner in the GNOME Display Manager's login screen, run the following command: # gconftool-2 --direct \ --config-source xml:readwrite:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory \ --type bool \ --set /apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_enable true To display a banner, this setting must be enabled and then banner text must also be set. |