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RHEL-10-400020 RHEL 10 must be configured so that the "/etc/gshadow" file is owned by "root".

DISA STIG library V1R3
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first version loaded CAT II

Maps to AC-3 via CCI-000213

Title

RHEL 10 must be configured so that the "/etc/gshadow" file is owned by "root".

Control

Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the "/etc/gshadow" file is owned by "root" with the following command: $ sudo stat -c "%U %n" /etc/gshadow root /etc/gshadow If the "/etc/gshadow" file does not have an owner of "root", this is a finding.

Discussion

The "/etc/gshadow" file contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.

Related controls

CCI-000213

Fix

Configure RHEL 10 so that the owner of the file "/etc/gshadow" is set to "root" by running the following command: $ sudo chown root /etc/gshadow