All OL 8 files and directories must have a valid owner.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-248646 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | OL08-00-010780 | SV-248646r991589_rule | 2026-02-13 | 2 |
Description
Unowned files and directories may be unintentionally inherited if a user is assigned the same User Identifier "UID" as the UID of the unowned files.
ℹ️ Check
Verify all files and directories on OL 8 have a valid owner with the following command:
$ sudo find / -nouser
If any files on the system do not have an assigned owner, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Either remove all files and directories from the system that do not have a valid user or assign a valid user to all unowned files and directories on OL 8 with the "chown" command:
$ sudo chown <user> <file>