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1.124 ALMA-09-016740

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269227
RULE ID: SV-269227r1050109

The "/etc/shadow-" file is a backup file of "/etc/shadow", and as such, contains the list of local system accounts and password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

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

$ chown root /etc/shadow-

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269227r1050109_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-016740, Vuln-ID|V-269227

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 9d18b27f846d8555b4fbd17356bdae1ce8718c33d6a40afd294422a4a60ac913