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1.92 ALMA-09-013110

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269195
RULE ID: SV-269195r1050077

The "/etc/group" file 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-269195r1050077_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-013110, Vuln-ID|V-269195

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 31fea88c06268c56f5b3b25d65f4945b957ed1be8dbdbad85760a76798e40213