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1.121 ALMA-09-016410

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269224
RULE ID: SV-269224r1050106

The "/etc/passwd" file 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-269224r1050106_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-016410, Vuln-ID|V-269224

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 37484e9a6656a2f9f7f16e2244bd08ec9b7c4dc667caa26182a163c0e998f804