Title

Unauthorized accounts must not have the Allow log on locally user right. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

Inappropriate granting of user rights can provide system, administrative, and other high level capabilities. Accounts with the "Allow log on locally" user right can log on interactively to a system.

Check Content

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. (See "Performing Analysis with the Security Configuration and Analysis Snap-in" in the STIG Overview document.) Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment. If any accounts or groups other than the following are granted the "Allow log on locally" user right, this is a finding: Administrators Users Systems dedicated to managing Active Directory (AD admin platforms), must only allow Administrators, removing the Users group.

Fix Text

Configure the policy value for Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment -> "Allow log on locally" to only include the following accounts or groups: Administrators Users Systems dedicated to managing Active Directory (AD admin platforms), must only allow Administrators, removing the Users group.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-48521r3_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-26472

Group Title: Allow log on locally

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