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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-38443	RHEL-06-000036	SV-50243r1_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 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-05-26

Details

Check Text ( C-45998r1_chk )
To check the ownership of "/etc/gshadow", run the command: $ ls -l /etc/gshadow If properly configured, the output should indicate the following owner: "root" If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43388r1_fix)
To properly set the owner of "/etc/gshadow", run the command: # chown root /etc/gshadow