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Terminal Services is not configured to delete temporary folders (Terminal Server Role).


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-3456 5.045 SV-29103r1_rule Medium
Description
This setting, which is located under the Temporary Folders section of the Terminal Services configuration option, controls the deletion of the temporary folders when the session is terminated. Temporary folders should always be deleted after a session is over to prevent hard disk clutter and potential leakage of information.
STIG Date
Windows 2008 Member Server Security Technical Implementation Guide 2018-05-25

Details

Check Text ( C-1906r1_chk )
If the following registry value doesn’t exist or is not configured as specified, this is a finding:

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Subkey: \Software\Policies\Microsoft\Windows NT\Terminal Services\

Value Name: DeleteTempDirsOnExit

Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1
Fix Text (F-16026r1_fix)
2008/Vista - Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates -> Windows Components -> Terminal Services -> Terminal Server -> Temporary Folders “Do Not Delete Temp Folder upon Exit” will be set to “Disabled”.