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Verify Group Ownership of System Login Banner for Remote Connections

An XCCDF Rule

Description

To properly set the group owner of /etc/issue.net, run the command: 

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/issue.net

Rationale

Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.
Proper group ownership will ensure that only root user can modify the banner.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_groupowner_etc_issue_net
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Shell Script

chgrp 0 /etc/issue.net

Remediation - Ansible

- name: Test for existence /etc/issue.net
  stat:
    path: /etc/issue.net
  register: file_exists
  tags:
  - PCI-DSSv4-1.2.8