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Guide to the Secure Configuration of SUSE Linux Enterprise 12

Rules, Groups, and Values defined within the XCCDF Benchmark

  • Verify Who Owns /etc/shells File

    To properly set the owner of /etc/shells, run the command:
    $ sudo chown root /etc/shells 
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions on passwd File

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/passwd, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/passwd
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify Permissions on /etc/shells File

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/shells, run the command:
    $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/shells
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify that Shared Library Directories Have Root Group Ownership

    System-wide shared library files, which are linked to executables during process load time or run time, are stored in the following directories by default: <pre>/lib /lib64 /usr/lib /usr/lib64 </pr...
    Rule Medium Severity
  • Verify that Shared Library Directories Have Restrictive Permissions

    System-wide shared library directories, which contain are linked to executables during process load time or run time, are stored in the following directories by default: <pre>/lib /lib64 /usr/lib /...
    Rule Medium Severity

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