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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227
RHEL 9 /etc/gshadow file must be owned by root.
RHEL 9 /etc/gshadow file must be owned by root.
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RHEL 9 /etc/gshadow file must be owned by root.
Medium Severity
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