RHEL 9 /etc/group- file must be owned by root.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The "/etc/group-" file is a backup file of "/etc/group", and as such, contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.
- ID
- SV-257900r991589_rule
- Version
- RHEL-09-232100
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Change the owner of the file /etc/group- to root by running the following command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/group-