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1.361 OL09-00-002539

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-271801
RULE ID: SV-271801r1092115

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:

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/gshadow-

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-271801r1092115_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002539, Vuln-ID|V-271801

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: f7101f75bcb529fd7d62f32c4b1a8c7dad8ce8d49aa1ec1d8c279ffb8d97c7d0