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V-269224

CAT II (Medium)

AlmaLinux OS 9 /etc/passwd file must be owned by root.

Rule ID

SV-269224r1050106_rule

STIG

Cloud Linux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R6

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

The "/etc/passwd" file contains information about the users that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Check Content

Verify the ownership of the "/etc/passwd" file with the following command:

$ stat -c "%U %n" /etc/passwd

root /etc/passwd

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

Fix Text

Change the owner of the file /etc/passwd to root by running the following command:

$ chown root /etc/passwd