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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-1029	GEN006160	SV-37879r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

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

STIG	Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2017-03-01

Details

Check Text ( C-37105r1_chk )
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 (F-32373r1_fix)
Use the chown command to configure the files maintained by smbpasswd. For instance: # chown root /etc/samba/passdb.tdb /etc/samba/secrets.tdb