VCPG-70-000003 - VMware Postgres configuration files must not be accessible by unauthorized users.

Information

VMware Postgres has a few configuration files that directly control the security posture of the database management system (DBMS). Protecting these files from unauthorized access and modification is fundamental to ensuring the security of VMware Postgres.

Satisfies: SRG-APP-000090-DB-000065, SRG-APP-000121-DB-000202, SRG-APP-000122-DB-000203, SRG-APP-000123-DB-000204, SRG-APP-000380-DB-000360

Solution

At the command prompt, run the following commands:

# chmod 600 <file>
# chown vpostgres:vpgmongrp <file>

Note: Replace <file> with the file that has incorrect permissions.

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_VMW_vSphere_7-0_Y23M07_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY, CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|AU-9, 800-53|AU-12b., 800-53|CM-5(1), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000171, CCI|CCI-001493, CCI|CCI-001494, CCI|CCI-001495, CCI|CCI-001813, Rule-ID|SV-256593r887565_rule, STIG-ID|VCPG-70-000003, Vuln-ID|V-256593

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 6a6da82f34b9eaace84f0b61bc5d4acb4cff1997e9611fc2c953bc9843107179