All RHEL 8 local files and directories must have a valid group owner.
Overview
| Finding ID | Version | Rule ID | IA Controls | Severity |
| V-230327 | RHEL-08-010790 | SV-230327r1069285_rule | Medium |
| Description |
| Files without a valid group owner may be unintentionally inherited if a group is assigned the same Group Identifier (GID) as the GID of the files without a valid group owner. |
| STIG | Date |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Security Technical Implementation Guide | 2025-03-26 |
Details
| Check Text (C-32996r1069177_chk) |
| Verify all local files and directories on RHEL 8 have a valid group with the following command: $ df --local -P | awk {'if (NR!=1) print $6'} | sudo xargs -I '{}' find '{}' -xdev -nogroup If any files on the system do not have an assigned group, this is a finding. |
| Fix Text (F-32971r567728_fix) |
| Either remove all files and directories from RHEL 8 that do not have a valid group, or assign a valid group to all files and directories on the system with the "chgrp" command: $ sudo chgrp <group> <file> |