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Verify ownership of Message of the Day Banner

An XCCDF Rule

Description

To properly set the owner of /etc/motd, run the command: 

$ sudo chown root /etc/motd

Rationale

Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.
Proper ownership will ensure that only root user can modify the banner.

ID
xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_owner_etc_motd
Severity
Medium
References
Updated



Remediation - Ansible

- name: Test for existence /etc/motd
  stat:
    path: /etc/motd
  register: file_exists
  tags:
  - CCE-92231-0

Remediation - Shell Script

chown 0 /etc/motd