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1.97 ALMA-09-013660

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-269200
RULE ID: SV-269200r1050082

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

$ chgrp 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-269200r1050082_rule, STIG-ID|ALMA-09-013660, Vuln-ID|V-269200

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0b42ad51a683770d7fe4ca4cc2fbb6dab13c9dc3b83c737369521db8f382c75d