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1.120 ALMA-09-016300

Information

AlmaLinux OS 9 /etc/passwd file must be group-owned by root.

GROUP ID: V-269223
RULE ID: SV-269223r1050105

The "/etc/passwd" file contains information about the users that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

Change the group of the file /etc/passwd to root by running the following command:

$ chgrp root /etc/passwd

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27039

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269223r1050105_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-016300, Vuln-ID|V-269223

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 5d6ec578e85b2764616f6bf7f4a5283ec634a15254fbb365244187933e2873c9