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V-281028

CAT II (Medium)

RHEL 10 must be configured so that the "/etc/passwd-" file is group-owned by "root".

Rule ID

SV-281028r1165439_rule

STIG

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R1

CCIs

CCI-000213

Discussion

The "/etc/passwd-" file is a backup file of "/etc/passwd", and as such contains information about the users that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Check Content

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the "/etc/passwd-" file is group-owned by "root" with the following command:

$ sudo stat -c "%G %n" /etc/passwd-
root /etc/passwd-

If the "/etc/passwd-" file does not have a group owner of "root", this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure RHEL 10 so that the group of the "/etc/passwd-" file is set to "root" by running the following command:

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/passwd-