6.2.17 Ensure no duplicate GIDs exist

Information

User groups must be assigned unique GIDs for accountability and to ensure appropriate access protections.

Solution

Based on the results of the audit script, establish unique GIDs and review all files owned by the shared GID to determine which group they are supposed to belong to.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1863

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-4d., CSCv6|16

Plugin: Unix

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