The /etc/group file must be group-owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-217881	RHEL-06-000043	SV-217881r505923_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	2020-09-03

Details

Check Text ( C-19362r376658_chk )
To check the group ownership of "/etc/group", run the command: $ ls -l /etc/group If properly configured, the output should indicate the following group-owner. "root" If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-19360r376659_fix)
To properly set the group owner of "/etc/group", run the command: # chgrp root /etc/group