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Guide to the Secure Configuration of Fedora
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Cron and At Daemons
Restrict at and cron to Authorized Users if Necessary
Verify Group Who Owns /etc/cron.allow file
Verify Group Who Owns /etc/cron.allow file
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Verify Group Who Owns /etc/cron.allow file
Medium Severity
If
/etc/cron.allow
exists, it must be group-owned by
root
. To properly set the group owner of
/etc/cron.allow
, run the command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/cron.allow