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V-22336

CAT II (Medium)

The /etc/group file must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.

Rule ID

SV-44997r1_rule

STIG

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

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000225

Discussion

The /etc/group file is critical to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The group file contains a list of system groups and associated information.

Check Content

Check the group ownership of the /etc/group file.

Procedure:
# ls -lL /etc/group

If the file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the group-owner of the /etc/group file.

Procedure:
# chgrp root /etc/group