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1.92 RHEL-10-400025

Information

RHEL 10 must be configured so that the "/etc/gshadow" file is group-owned by "root".

GROUP ID: V-281022
RULE ID: SV-281022r1165421

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

Solution

Configure RHEL 10 so that the group of the "/etc/gshadow" file is set to "root" by running the following command:

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/gshadow

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/26403

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL

References: 800-53|AC-3, CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000213, Rule-ID|SV-281022r1165421_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-400025, Vuln-ID|V-281022

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: b67d5c452b25e1d22704e187687135a7d4fc61d8f7905e5a4bd29a87d5714ba0