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GEN000000-LNX001431 - The /etc/gshadow file must be owned by root.
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The /etc/gshadow file is critical to system security and must be owned by a privileged user. The /etc/gshadow file contains a list of system groups and hashes for group passwords.Solution
Change the owner of the /etc/gshadow file to root.# chown root /etc/gshadow
See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Oracle_Linux_5_V1R14_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG for Oracle Linux 5 v1r14
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5(6), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, CSCv6|3.1, Rule-ID|SV-62667r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN000000-LNX001431, Vuln-ID|V-22341
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 93432ec15bd7abfa4249dc3cd069839846e1afb20b1fc784656624b57a3ad5c6