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RHEL-09-432010 RHEL 9 must have the sudo package installed.

DISA STIG library V2R10
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Maps to AC-6(10) via CCI-002235

Title

RHEL 9 must have the sudo package installed.

Control

Verify that RHEL 9 sudo package is installed with the following command: $ dnf list --installed sudo Example output: sudo.x86_64 1.9.5p2-7.el9 If the "sudo" package is not installed, this is a finding.

Discussion

"sudo" is a program designed to allow a system administrator to give limited root privileges to users and log root activity. The basic philosophy is to give as few privileges as possible but still allow system users to get their work done.

Related controls

CCI-002235

Fix

The sudo package can be installed with the following command: $ sudo dnf install sudo