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1.140 RHEL-09-232160

Information

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

GROUP ID: V-257912
RULE ID: SV-257912r991589

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

$ sudo chown 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-257912r991589_rule, STIG-ID|RHEL-09-232160, Vuln-ID|V-257912

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 299f802f857be74639080c409a7e688ba22a0b18dcd2fd3c45590486f648a811