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V-1029

CAT II (Medium)

The /etc/smbpasswd file must be owned by root.

Rule ID

SV-46135r1_rule

STIG

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000225

Discussion

If the "smbpasswd" file is not owned by root, it may be maliciously accessed or modified, potentially resulting in the compromise of Samba accounts.

Check Content

Check the ownership of the "smbpasswd" file.

# ls -l /etc/samba/passdb.tdb /etc/samba/secrets.tdb

If the "smbpasswd" file is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Use the chown command to configure the files maintained by smbpasswd.
For instance:
# chown root /etc/samba/passdb.tdb /etc/samba/secrets.tdb