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1.366 OL09-00-002544

Information

OL 9 /etc/passwd file must be group-owned by root.

GROUP ID: V-271806
RULE ID: SV-271806r1092130

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

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/passwd

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/27024

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-271806r1092130_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002544, Vuln-ID|V-271806

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 3bade15dc9b92ee20d623addd9bb2e2830f24c56032c8a7bee6e1fba3bcac19b