RHEL 10 must be configured so that cron configuration file directories are owned by root.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-281043 | RHEL-10-400130 | SV-281043r1184617_rule | CCI-002696 | medium |
| Description | ||||
| Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services, which if configured incorrectly could lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations. Therefore, service configuration files must be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes. | ||||
| STIG | Date | |||
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2026-03-11 | |||
Details
Check Text (C-281043r1184617_chk)
Verify RHEL 10 ownership of all cron configuration files with the following command:
$ stat -c "%U %n" /etc/cron*
root /etc/cron.d
root /etc/cron.daily
root /etc/cron.deny
root /etc/cron.hourly
root /etc/cron.monthly
root /etc/crontab
root /etc/cron.weekly
If any crontab is not owned by root, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-85509r1165483_fix)
Configure RHEL 10 so that cron configuration file directories are owned by root with the following command:
$ sudo chown root [cron config file]