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1.364 OL09-00-002542

Information

OL 9 /etc/gshadow file must have mode 0000 or less permissive to prevent unauthorized access.

GROUP ID: V-271804
RULE ID: SV-271804r1092124

The "/etc/gshadow" file contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

Change the mode of the file "/etc/gshadow" to "0000" by running the following command:

$ sudo chmod 0000 /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-271804r1092124_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002542, Vuln-ID|V-271804

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 242b0c499ff31373fcd214bdd7f25d6b8ff8f2f75ad17c06e8978c5c293467e9