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1.93 ALMA-09-013220

Information

AlmaLinux OS 9 /etc/group file must have mode 0644 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

GROUP ID: V-269196
RULE ID: SV-269196r1050078

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 mode of the file "/etc/group" to "0644" by running the following command:

$ chmod 0644 /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-269196r1050078_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-013220, Vuln-ID|V-269196

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 2412b9e50b95bcf079c9e062b8a35845febaebed93eab0176063c21a1f70b1cf