Verify Group Who Owns /etc/sudoers File
An XCCDF Rule
Description
To properly set the group owner of /etc/sudoers, run the command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/sudoers
Rationale
The ownership of the /etc/sudoers file by the root group is important because this file hosts sudo configuration. Protection of this file is critical for system security. Assigning the ownership to root ensures exclusive control of the sudo configuration.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_groupowner_etc_sudoers
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Test for existence /etc/sudoers
stat:
path: /etc/sudoers
register: file_exists
tags:
- configure_strategy
Remediation - Shell Script
chgrp -L root /etc/sudoers