The root account must be the only account with GID of 0.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-216201 | SOL-11.1-070220 | SV-216201r959010_rule | CCI-000366 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| All accounts with a GID of 0 have root group privileges and must be limited to the group account only. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Solaris 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-05-05 | |||
Related Frameworks
4 paths across 3 frameworks
Related Frameworks
NIST 800-531 mapping
CM-6
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
NIST 800-1712 mappings
3.4.1
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
3.4.2
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
- DISA · 2025-01-23 · disa_cci_list · equivalent
- NIST · Rev 2 (Feb 2020, errata Jan 2021) · nist_800_171_app_d · equivalent
CCI1 mapping
CCI-000366
1.00
- DISA · 3 · disa_xccdf · related
Details
Check Text (C-216201r959010_chk)
Identify any users with GID of 0.
# awk -F: '$4 == 0' /etc/passwd
# awk -F: '$3 == 0' /etc/group
Confirm the only account with a group id of 0 is root.
If the root account is not the only account with GID of 0, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-17437r372986_fix)
The root role is required.
Change the default GID of non-root accounts to a valid GID other than 0.