The /etc/gshadow file must have mode 0000.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-217876	RHEL-06-000038	SV-217876r505923_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	2020-09-03

Details

Check Text ( C-19357r376643_chk )
To check the permissions of "/etc/gshadow", run the command: $ ls -l /etc/gshadow If properly configured, the output should indicate the following permissions: "----------" If it does not, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-19355r376644_fix)
To properly set the permissions of "/etc/gshadow", run the command: # chmod 0000 /etc/gshadow