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ESX Agent Manager directory tree must have permissions in an out-of-the-box state.

An XCCDF Rule

Description

As a rule, accounts on a web server are to be kept to a minimum. Only administrators, web managers, developers, auditors, and web authors require accounts on the machine hosting the web server. The resources to which these accounts have access must also be closely monitored and controlled. ESX Agent Manager files must be adequately protected with correct permissions as applied out of the box. Satisfies: SRG-APP-000211-WSR-000030, SRG-APP-000380-WSR-000072

ID
SV-256689r888623_rule
Version
VCEM-70-000017
Severity
Medium
References
Updated

Remediation Templates

A Manual Procedure

At the command prompt, run the following command:

# chown root:root <file_name>

Repeat the command for each file that was returned.

Note: Replace <file_name> for the name of the file that was returned.