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1.89 ALMA-09-012780

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269192
RULE ID: SV-269192r1050074

The "/etc/group-" file is a backup file of "/etc/group", and as such, contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.

Solution

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

$ chown root /etc/group-

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269192r1050074_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-012780, Vuln-ID|V-269192

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 68da574ff23eaa13952d88c75685982e06ad35493a91d4b1e93a2ae60437710f