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The /etc/group file must have mode 0644 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-38461 RHEL-06-000044 SV-50261r1_rule Medium
Description
The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2015-05-26

Details

Check Text ( C-46015r1_chk )
To check the permissions of "/etc/group", run the command:

$ ls -l /etc/group

If properly configured, the output should indicate the following permissions: "-rw-r--r--"
If it does not, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-43406r1_fix)
To properly set the permissions of "/etc/group", run the command:

# chmod 644 /etc/group