Verify Group Who Owns /etc/cron.allow file
An XCCDF Rule
Description
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
Rationale
If the owner of the cron.allow file is not set to root, the possibility exists for an unauthorized user to view or edit sensitive information.
- ID
- xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_rule_file_groupowner_cron_allow
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation - Shell Script
# Remediation is applicable only in certain platforms
if [ ! -f /.dockerenv ] && [ ! -f /run/.containerenv ]; then
chgrp 0 /etc/cron.allow
else
Remediation - Ansible
- name: Test for existence /etc/cron.allow
stat:
path: /etc/cron.allow
register: file_exists
when: ansible_virtualization_type not in ["docker", "lxc", "openvz", "podman", "container"]
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