Excessive number of accounts (UNIX)

Module: Account Integrity

This check reports a problem if more than the specified number of non-system accounts exists on the agent. This check is for use on systems such as web servers where an excessive number of non-system accounts can be a security risk. You should limit the number of non-system accounts on these systems to the minimum required for them to accomplish their purposes.

The following table lists the error message for the check.

Table: Error message for Excessive number of accounts

Message String ID and Category

Platform and Message Numeric ID

Message Title and Description

Additional Information

String ID: STKU_TOO_MANY_ACCOUNTS

Category: ESM Administrative Information

UNIX (5165)

Title: Too Many Accounts

Description:The number of non-system accounts on this agent does not comply with your security policy. The number of non-system accounts should be kept to a minimum on web servers and other systems where an excessive number of accounts can be a security risk.

Severity: yellow-1

Correctable: false

Snapshot Updatable: false

Template Updatable: false

Information Field Format: [Number of non-system accounts: %s]