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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

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  • Verify Group Who Owns /etc/shells File

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

    To properly set the permissions of /etc/group, run the command: 
    $ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/group
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • 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
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  • Add nosuid Option to /var

    The <code>nosuid</code> mount option can be used to prevent execution of setuid programs in <code>/var</code>. The SUID and SGID permissions should...
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Ensure that /etc/cron.allow exists

    The file /etc/cron.allow should exist and should be used instead of /etc/cron.deny.
    Rule Medium Severity
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  • Remove ftp Package

    FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a traditional and widely used standard tool for transferring files between a server and clients over a network, esp...
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  • 389 Directory Server

    389 Directory Server is a popular open-source LDAP server for Linux.
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  • Uninstall 389-ds-base Package

    The 389-ds-base RPM is not installed by default on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 system. It is needed only by the 389-ds server, not by the clients ...
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