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1.96 RHEL-10-400045

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-281026
RULE ID: SV-281026r1165433

The "/etc/passwd" file contains information about the users that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

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

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/passwd

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-281026r1165433_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-10-400045, Vuln-ID|V-281026

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 545430fa9741b1b90216079c1e6b394f66ab9a00c12565384c6766f19a2cd9d7