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1.81 ALMA-09-011900

Information

AlmaLinux OS 9 cron configuration files directory must be owned by root.

GROUP ID: V-269184
RULE ID: SV-269184r1050066

Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations; therefore, service configuration files must be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes.

Solution

Configure any cron configuration not owned by root with the following command:

$ chown root [cron config file]

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269184r1050066_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-011900, Vuln-ID|V-269184

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: e447c02715d70aec8d805bd5d2cd07e8118994a96631a581739c52d25b4077a0