Verify ownership of Message of the Day Banner
An XCCDF Rule
Description
To properly set the owner of /etc/motd, run the command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/motd
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 ownership will ensure that only root user can modify the banner.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_owner_etc_motd
- Severity
- Medium
- Updated
Remediation - Shell Script
chown 0 /etc/motd
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Test for existence /etc/motd
stat:
path: /etc/motd
register: file_exists
tags:
- configure_strategy