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XCCDF
Guide to the Secure Configuration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
System Settings
File Permissions and Masks
Verify Permissions on Important Files and Directories
Verify Permissions on Files within /var/log Directory
Verify User Who Owns /var/log/messages File
Verify User Who Owns /var/log/messages File
An XCCDF Rule
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Verify User Who Owns /var/log/messages File
Medium Severity
To properly set the owner of
/var/log/messages
, run the command:
$ sudo chown root /var/log/messages