The system must not allow autologin capabilities from the GNOME desktop.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-216122 | SOL-11.1-040410 | SV-216122r959010_rule | CCI-000366 | high |
| Description | ||||
| As automatic logins are a known security risk for other than "kiosk" types of systems, GNOME automatic login should be disabled in pam.conf. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-216122r959010_chk)
Determine if autologin is enabled for the GNOME desktop.
# egrep "auth|account" /etc/pam.d/gdm-autologin | grep -vc ^#
If the command returns other than "0", this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17358r372749_fix)
The root role is required.
Modify the /etc/pam.d/gdm-autologin file.
# pfedit /etc/pam.d/gdm-autologin
Locate the lines:
auth required pam_unix_cred.so.1
auth sufficient pam_allow.so.1
account sufficient pam_allow.so.1
Change the lines to read:
#auth required pam_unix_cred.so.1
#auth sufficient pam_allow.so.1
#account sufficient pam_allow.so.1