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1.7.5 Ensure permissions on /etc/motd are configured

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Information

The contents of the /etc/motd file are displayed to users after login and function as a message of the day for authenticated users.

If the /etc/motd file does not have the correct ownership it could be modified by unauthorized users with incorrect or misleading information.

Solution

Run the following commands to set permissions on /etc/motd :

# chown root:root /etc/motd # chmod u-x,go-wx /etc/motd

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/8415

Item Details

References: CSCv7|14.6

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 7ffc73662793f3fd86d03b25621cbdab3ece16d26a2e15ace872fc11c4ea6756