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1.355 OL09-00-002533

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-271795
RULE ID: SV-271795r1092097

The "/etc/group-" file is a backup file of "/etc/group", and as such, contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.

Solution

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

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/group-

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-271795r1092097_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002533, Vuln-ID|V-271795

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: ae042b4b80ecef1871e5bf834f50ef255ebf05788f34bf5c07b5b543c98ef275