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1.101 ALMA-09-014100

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269204
RULE ID: SV-269204r1050086

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

Solution

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

$ chown 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-269204r1050086_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-014100, Vuln-ID|V-269204

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: f097e802e9194975d843c226a4e2b807eac339a83bfe49ea51c698564c31ddcf