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1.98 ALMA-09-013770

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269201
RULE ID: SV-269201r1050083

The "/etc/gshadow-" file is a backup of "/etc/gshadow", and as such, contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

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

$ chown root /etc/gshadow-

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269201r1050083_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-013770, Vuln-ID|V-269201

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: def34d41399c659d65f98de906d102fcf9df345ae200915a618078c48ea165a5