TOSS 5 must disable the ability of a user to restart the system from the login screen.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-282716TOSS-05-000279SV-282716r1201128_ruleCCI-000366medium
Description
A user who is at the console can reboot the system at the login screen. If restart or shutdown buttons are pressed at the login screen, this can create the risk of short-term loss of availability of systems due to reboot.
STIGDate
Tri-Lab Operating System Stack (TOSS) 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide2026-04-01

Details

Check Text (C-282716r1201128_chk)

Verify TOSS 5 disables a user's ability to restart the system using the following command: Note: This requirement assumes the use of the TOSS 5 default graphical user interface, Gnome Shell. If the system does not have any graphical user interface installed, this requirement is not applicable. $ grep -R disable-restart-buttons /etc/dconf/db/* /etc/dconf/db/distro.d/20-authselect:disable-restart-buttons='true' If the "disable-restart-button" setting is not set to "true", is missing or commented out from the dconf database files, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-87182r1201127_fix)

Configure TOSS 5 to disable a user's ability to restart the system. Add or update the [org/gnome/settings-daemon/] section of the /etc/dconf/db/local.d/00-security-settings" database file and add or update the following lines: [org/gnome/login-screen] disable-restart-buttons='true' Then update the dconf system databases: $ sudo dconf update