Detections
Analytics
GEN006120 - The /etc/samba/smb.conf file must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.
Information
If the group owner of the 'smb.conf' file is not root or a system group, the file may be maliciously modified and the Samba configuration could be compromised.Solution
Change the group owner of the smb.conf file.Procedure:
# chgrp root smb.conf
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, CCI|CCI-000225, Group-ID|V-1056, Rule-ID|SV-37873r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN006120, Vuln-ID|V-1056
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 538c2fa29c202860f743dcc3d01709af14549578df53e7b2216d80a147b2b72e