The system boot loader configuration file(s) must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-38579	RHEL-06-000065	SV-50380r1_rule		Medium

Description
Only root should be able to modify important boot parameters.

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-05-26

Details

Check Text ( C-46137r1_chk )
To check the ownership of "/etc/grub.conf", run the command: $ ls -lL /etc/grub.conf If properly configured, the output should indicate the following owner: "root" If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-43527r1_fix)
The file "/etc/grub.conf" should be owned by the "root" user to prevent destruction or modification of the file. To properly set the owner of "/etc/grub.conf", run the command: # chown root /etc/grub.conf