Rule version RHEL-10-400010 · STIG v1 · 2026-09-17
The "/etc/group-" file is a backup file of "/etc/group", and as such contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.
Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the "/etc/group-" file is owned by "root" with the following command:
$ sudo stat -c "%U %n" /etc/group- root /etc/group-
If the "/etc/group-" file does not have an owner of "root", this is a finding.
Configure RHEL 10 so that the owner of the "/etc/group-" file is set to "root" by running the following command:
$ sudo chown root /etc/group-