RHEL-10-600130 RHEL 10 must not allow duplicate user IDs (UIDs) to exist for interactive users.
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Maps to IA-2, IA-8 via CCI-000764, CCI-000804
Title
RHEL 10 must not allow duplicate user IDs (UIDs) to exist for interactive users.
Control
Verify RHEL 10 contains no duplicate UIDs for interactive users with the following command: $ sudo awk -F ":" 'list[$3]++{print $1, $3}' /etc/passwd If output is produced and the accounts listed are interactive user accounts, this is a finding.
Discussion
To ensure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, interactive users must be identified and authenticated to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system. Satisfies: SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051, SRG-OS-000121-GPOS-00062
Related controls
CCI-000764, CCI-000804
Fix
Configure RHEL 10 to not allow duplicate UIDs to exist for interactive users. Edit the file "/etc/passwd", and provide each interactive user account that has a duplicate UID with a unique UID.