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V-22561

CAT II (Medium)

If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the /etc/ldap.conf (or equivalent) file must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.

Rule ID

SV-46007r1_rule

STIG

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

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000225

Discussion

LDAP can be used to provide user authentication and account information, which are vital to system security. The LDAP client configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification.

Check Content

Check the group ownership of the file.

Procedure:
# ls -lL /etc/ldap.conf

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 file to root, bin, sys, or system.

Procedure:
# chgrp root /etc/ldap.conf