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V-1056

CAT II (Medium)

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

Rule ID

SV-46132r1_rule

STIG

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

Version

V1R12

CCIs

CCI-000225

Discussion

If the group owner of the "smb.conf" file is not root or a system group, the file may be maliciously modified and the Samba configuration could be compromised.

Check Content

Check the group ownership of the "smb.conf" file.

Procedure:
# ls -lL /etc/samba/smb.conf

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

Fix Text

Change the group owner of the smb.conf file.

Procedure:
# chgrp root smb.conf