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The cron.deny file must be owned by root, bin, or sys.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4430 GEN003260 SV-45644r1_rule Medium
Description
Cron daemon control files restrict the scheduling of automated tasks and must be protected.
STIG Date
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v11 for System z 2016-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-43010r1_chk )
# ls -lL /etc/cron.deny
If the cron.deny file is not owned by root, sys, or bin, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-39042r1_fix)
# chown root /etc/cron.deny