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1.374 OL09-00-002552

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-271814
RULE ID: SV-271814r1092154

The "/etc/shadow" file contains the list of local system accounts and stores password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security. Failure to give ownership of this file to root provides the designated owner with access to sensitive information, which could weaken the system security posture.

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-271814r1092154_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002552, Vuln-ID|V-271814

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 2a551247b6bdafd7daa832cfff22ed74c1b74762e4a1cd374ea992825f7fdfdd