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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-208819	OL6-00-000042	SV-208819r793604_rule		Medium

Description
The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.

STIG	Date
Oracle Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-12-03

Details

Check Text ( C-9072r357437_chk )
To check the ownership of "/etc/group", run the command: $ ls -l /etc/group If properly configured, the output should indicate the following owner: "root" If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-9072r357438_fix)
To properly set the owner of "/etc/group", run the command: # chown root /etc/group