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1.373 OL09-00-002551

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-271813
RULE ID: SV-271813r1092151

The "/etc/shadow-" file is a backup file of "/etc/shadow", and as such, contains the list of local system accounts and password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

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

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/shadow-

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-271813r1092151_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002551, Vuln-ID|V-271813

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 584e716b0340a316a3f367f6dcc7ff01948f92c4c6d13f10bdd7d054660856e1