RHEL 9 /etc/gshadow file must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-257902	RHEL-09-232110	SV-257902r925693_rule		Medium

Description
The "/etc/gshadow" file contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2023-12-01

Details

Check Text ( C-61643r925691_chk )
Verify the ownership of the "/etc/gshadow" file with the following command: $ sudo stat -c "%U %n" /etc/gshadow root /etc/gshadow If "/etc/gshadow" file does not have an owner of "root", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-61567r925692_fix)
Change the owner of the file /etc/gshadow to root by running the following command: $ sudo chown root /etc/gshadow