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1.371 OL09-00-002549

Information

OL 9 /etc/passwd- file must have mode 0644 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

GROUP ID: V-271811
RULE ID: SV-271811r1092145

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 mode of the file "/etc/passwd-" to "0644" by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod 0644 /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-271811r1092145_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002549, Vuln-ID|V-271811

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a35e44ade36210823a483e6ef9f33ddb1a09bb0d85867ec4c6f8eeae02452e96