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1.141 RHEL-09-232165

Information

RHEL 9 /etc/shadow- file must be group-owned by root.

GROUP ID: V-257913
RULE ID: SV-257913r991589

The "/etc/shadow-" file is a backup file of "/etc/shadow", and as such, contains the list of local system accounts and password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Solution

Change the group of the file /etc/shadow- to root by running the following command:

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/shadow-

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/benchmarks/22008

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-257913r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-232165, Vuln-ID|V-257913

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 23233494de148263ba703275da7a6e94be637899030e81ab82067403e1af445e