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All GIDs referenced in the /etc/passwd file must be defined in the /etc/group file.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-781 GEN000380 SV-781r2_rule ECSC-1 Low
Description
If a user is assigned the GID of a group not existing on the system, and a group with that GID is subsequently created, the user may have unintended rights to that group.
STIG Date
VMware ESX 3 Server 2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-281r2_chk )
List the primary group GIDs for all user accounts on the system. If these GIDs do not correspond to any groups defined on the system, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-935r3_fix)
Add a group to the system for each GID referenced without a corresponding group.