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GEN006160 - The smbpasswd file must be owned by root.

Information

If the smbpasswd file is not owned by root, the smbpasswd file may be maliciously accessed or modified, potentially resulting in the compromise of Samba accounts.

Solution

Use the chown command to configure the smb passwd file.
# chown root /etc/sfw/private/smbpasswd

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_SOL_10_x86_V2R4_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-227929r603266_rule, STIG-ID|GEN006160, STIG-Legacy|SV-40284, STIG-Legacy|V-1029, Vuln-ID|V-227929

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 723db9809bd0aef1687ef2707b4fecc9f075373c5efd7016058025401d51180f