GEN000000-LNX001431 - The /etc/gshadow file must be owned by root.

Information

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_V2R1_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: ACCESS CONTROL, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AC-6, 800-53|CM-5(6), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, CCI|CCI-001499, Rule-ID|SV-218163r603259_rule, STIG-ID|GEN000000-LNX001431, STIG-Legacy|SV-62667, STIG-Legacy|V-22341, Vuln-ID|V-218163

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 752c21b3a6b3c5cc0996aa1766ec42694c09c10296abb50e1d2956a445ad7430