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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
System Settings
Account and Access Control
Secure Session Configuration Files for Login Accounts
Ensure All User Initialization Files Have Mode 0740 Or Less Permissive
Ensure All User Initialization Files Have Mode 0740 Or Less Permissive
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Ensure All User Initialization Files Have Mode 0740 Or Less Permissive
Medium Severity
Set the mode of the user initialization files, including the
root
user, to
0740
with the following commands:
$ sudo chmod 0740 /root/.
INIT_FILE
$ sudo chmod 0740 /home/
USER
/.
INIT_FILE