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1.363 OL09-00-002541

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-271803
RULE ID: SV-271803r1092121

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

$ sudo chown 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-271803r1092121_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002541, Vuln-ID|V-271803

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: cfd5003b8d013789a164ac8085947f2ce41c6bbd6678339a88f3d4b699d9c191