Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark
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Remote Login Banner Verbiage
Enter an appropriate login banner for your organization. Please note that new lines must be expressed by the '\n' character and special characters ...Value -
Modify the System Login Banner
To configure the system login banner edit <code>/etc/issue</code>. Replace the default text with a message compliant with the local site policy or...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify permissions on System Login Banner
To properly set the permissions of/etc/issue
, run the command:$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/issue
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Modify the System Login Banner for Remote Connections
To configure the system login banner edit <code>/etc/issue.net</code>. Replace the default text with a message compliant with the local site policy...Rule Medium Severity -
Modify the System Message of the Day Banner
To configure the system message banner edit <code>/etc/motd</code>. Replace the default text with a message compliant with the local site policy or...Rule Medium Severity -
Verify Group Ownership of System Login Banner
To properly set the group owner of/etc/issue
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/issue
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Verify Group Ownership of System Login Banner for Remote Connections
To properly set the group owner of/etc/issue.net
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/issue.net
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Verify Group Ownership of Message of the Day Banner
To properly set the group owner of/etc/motd
, run the command:$ sudo chgrp root /etc/motd
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Verify ownership of System Login Banner
To properly set the owner of/etc/issue
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/issue
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Verify ownership of System Login Banner for Remote Connections
To properly set the owner of/etc/issue.net
, run the command:$ sudo chown root /etc/issue.net
Rule Medium Severity
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