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I put a ticket in for this a while ago, but unfortunately I haven't done much with it.
For one, I don't know enough about GNOME to know which location is "right"
and/or will actually accomplish what the STIG wants (I recall testing one and not seeing
an effect). We actually handle some of these (like screensaver timeout) in a way
that's completely different from what either the fix text or the OVAL check specify,
so that adds to my confusion.
FWIW, the RHEL5 content seems to have the same issue; if X/GNOME aren't present, the
checks for automatic lock and 15 minute timeout are flagged as non-compliant.
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Ray Shaw
Contractor, STG
Unix support, Army Research Labs
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From: scap-security-guide-bounces(a)lists.fedorahosted.org [mailto:scap-
security-guide-bounces(a)lists.fedorahosted.org] On Behalf Of Andrew
Gilmore
Sent: Friday, August 02, 2013 10:52 AM
To: stuart.green(a)doccentrics.com; scap-security-
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Subject: Re: Fishing with Gnome's
I have different issues with the Gnome checks.
The remediation I followed set the blank screensaver, timeout, banner,
etc. in /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory/ but the SSG tests look for
these values in /etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults
Agreed, though, that if NO Gnome tools are installed at all, these
checks should also pass. I've not seen that false positive, but it
doesn't surprise me.
Andrew
On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 5:18 AM, Stuart Green
<stuart.green(a)doccentrics.com> wrote:
To add specifics:
Set GNOME Login Inactivity Timeout - Failed
GNOME Desktop Screensaver Mandatory Use - Failed
Enable Screen Lock Activation After Idle Period - Failed
Implement Blank Screen Saver - Failed
Install the screen Package - Failed
Enable GUI Warning Banner - Failed
Hey All,
Has there been any previous discussion on the Gnome checks?
We run headless installations here so none of the checks
are applicable to us, but the XCCDF raises fails. I'm not sure if its
possible to add a check to see if x sessions are enabled perhaps?
Cheers
Stu
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