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1.100 ALMA-09-013990

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269203
RULE ID: SV-269203r1050085

The "/etc/gshadow" file contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

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

$ chgrp root /etc/gshadow

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269203r1050085_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-013990, Vuln-ID|V-269203

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 37d0e9e6f5e48d3d2233132c70a2204508196caa4d806279606d5bbdb83479b0