Restrict the list of accepted shells in no_shelllogin_for_systemaccounts #11896
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Description:
There were already long discussions in the past about the cons of using
/bin/false
.More recently the topic was also discussed in CIS Community and unanimously agreed to use
/sbin/nologin
for a user shell when it is not desired the respective user to interact with a shell.This is also in alignment with STIG recommendations.
In addition, the approach is in all other related rules in the project.
Therefore, this OVAL was updated to the minimal list of shells.
Rationale:
Review Hints:
automatus tests should be enough.