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1.375 OL09-00-002553

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-271815
RULE ID: SV-271815r1092157

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

$ sudo chown 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-271815r1092157_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002553, Vuln-ID|V-271815

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 0419b80f227c8c266e3d35f6f65700765cc842cb7270fdd7260585f37c268d00