V-12039

CAT II (Medium)

The /etc/securetty file must be owned by root.

Rule ID

SV-44672r1_rule

STIG

Version

V1R12

CCIs

The securetty file contains the list of terminals permitting direct root logins. It must be protected from unauthorized modification.

Check /etc/securetty ownership.

Procedure:
# ls –lL /etc/securetty

If /etc/securetty is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Change the owner of the /etc/securetty file to root.

Procedure:
# chown root /etc/securetty