6.1.4 Ensure permissions on /etc/group are configured

Information

The /etc/group file needs to be protected from unauthorized changes by non-privileged users, but needs to be readable as this information is used with many non-privileged programs.

Solution

Run the following command to set permissions on /etc/group:
# chown root:root /etc/group
# chmod 644 /etc/group

See Also

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

Item Details

Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION

References: 800-53|IA-5(6), CSCv6|3.1

Plugin: Unix

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