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1.117 ALMA-09-015970

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269220
RULE ID: SV-269220r1050102

The "/etc/passwd-" file is a backup file of "/etc/passwd", and as such, 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-269220r1050102_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-015970, Vuln-ID|V-269220

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6f5248beb408735fb7c03f28499038f67cad66a52273def432db4914862c0d0e