UCF STIG Viewer Logo
Changes are coming to https://stigviewer.com. Take our survey to help us understand your usage and how we can better serve you in the future.
Take Survey

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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-38448 RHEL-06-000037 SV-50248r1_rule Medium
Description
The "/etc/gshadow" file contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.
STIG Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-04-28

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-43393r1_fix)
To properly set the group owner of "/etc/gshadow", run the command:

# chgrp root /etc/gshadow