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1.88 ALMA-09-012670

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269191
RULE ID: SV-269191r1050073

The "/etc/group-" file is a backup file of "/etc/group", and as such, contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.

Solution

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

$ chgrp 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-269191r1050073_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-012670, Vuln-ID|V-269191

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6436d637b77c8daf0548ad2e7e9a9ab595ef069125d200ad61d5145bb07e8e55