Rule version RHEL-10-400025 · STIG v1 · 2026-09-17
The "/etc/gshadow" file contains group password hashes. Protection of this file is critical for system security.
Verify RHEL 10 is configured so that the "/etc/gshadow" file is group-owned by "root" with the following command:
$ sudo stat -c "%G %n" /etc/gshadow root /etc/gshadow
If the "/etc/gshadow" file does not have a group owner of "root", this is a finding.
Configure RHEL 10 so that the group of the "/etc/gshadow" file is set to "root" by running the following command:
$ sudo chgrp root /etc/gshadow