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1.360 OL09-00-002538

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-271800
RULE ID: SV-271800r1092112

The "/etc/gshadow" file 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-271800r1092112_rule, STIG-ID|OL09-00-002538, Vuln-ID|V-271800

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: a965819d25c7c36dff7a36df5b3185cb4d459f1dcfbf26b6e75de90f5f30648e