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GEN001391 - The /etc/group file must be owned by root.
Information
The /etc/group file is critical to system security and must be owned by a privileged user. The group file contains a list of system groups and associated information.Solution
Change the owner of the /etc/group file to root.# chown root /etc/group
See Also
http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_RedHat_5_V1R18_STIG.zip
Item Details
Category: ACCESS CONTROL
References: 800-53|AC-6, CAT|II, CCE|CCE-3276-3, CCI|CCI-000225, Group-ID|V-22335, Rule-ID|SV-37351r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN001391, Vuln-ID|V-22335
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 733ba6bf5e0de9542ca9042a1d764373c014ef0aa907b9e7b3b83ae7ffe9b978