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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
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-4210-1, CCI|CCI-000225, Group-ID|V-22341, Rule-ID|SV-37143r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN000000-LNX001431, Vuln-ID|V-22341
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 83891dcdc2727d7c01874901dddcf4925ce0ac5f5867099823c46518822af8fb