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1.118 ALMA-09-016080

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269221
RULE ID: SV-269221r1050103

The "/etc/passwd-" file is a backup file of "/etc/passwd", and as such, contains information about the users that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

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

$ chown root /etc/passwd-

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-269221r1050103_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-016080, Vuln-ID|V-269221

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 000fb694286d2b242e3adefe0f79f9b281cebea1d3803a2d9bdb20871ba35c5e