RHEL 9 cron configuration files directory must be group-owned by root.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations; therefore, service configuration files should be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes.
- ID
- SV-257927r991589_rule
- Version
- RHEL-09-232235
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Configure any cron configuration not group-owned by root with the following command:
$ sudo chgrp root [cron config file]