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1.80 ALMA-09-011790

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269183
RULE ID: SV-269183r1050065

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 group-owned by root with the following command:

$ chgrp 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-269183r1050065_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-011790, Vuln-ID|V-269183

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3e01d38112a6d1b8b4507ba93a5684eea6ebf0a082ff9b5cfefdd064b9fbcce5