V-4278

CAT II (Medium)

The files in /etc/news must be group-owned by root or news.

Rule ID

SV-45905r1_rule

STIG

Version

V1R12

CCIs

If critical system files do not have a privileged group-owner, system integrity could be compromised.

Check "/etc/news" files group ownership:

Procedure:
# ls -al /etc/news

If "/etc/news" files are not group-owned by root or news, this is a finding.

Change the group-owner of the files in "/etc/news" to root or news.

Procedure:
# chgrp root /etc/news/*