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Check: GEN003060

VMware ESX 3 Server: GEN003060 (in version v1 r2)

Title

Default system accounts (with the exception of root) must not be listed in the cron.allow file or must be included in the cron.deny file, if cron.allow does not exist. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

To centralize the management of privileged account crontabs, of the default system accounts, only root may have a crontab.

Check Content

Check the cron.allow and cron.deny files for the system. If a default system account (such as bin, sys, adm, or others) is listed in the cron.allow file, or not listed in the cron.deny file if no cron.allow file exists, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Remove default system accounts (such as bin, sys, adm, or others) from the cron.allow file if it exists, or add those accounts to the cron.deny file.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-12496r2_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-11995

Group Title: GEN003060

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CCIs

CCIs tied to check.

Number	Definition
CCI-000225	The organization employs the concept of least privilege, allowing only authorized accesses for users (and processes acting on behalf of users) which are necessary to accomplish assigned tasks in accordance with organizational missions and business functions.

Controls

Controls tied to check. These are derived from the CCIs shown above.

Number	Title
AC-6	Least Privilege