All RHEL 8 local files and directories must have a valid group owner.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-230327 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | RHEL-08-010790 | SV-230327r1069285_rule | 2026-02-05 | 2 |
Description
Files without a valid group owner may be unintentionally inherited if a group is assigned the same Group Identifier (GID) as the GID of the files without a valid group owner.
ℹ️ Check
Verify all local files and directories on RHEL 8 have a valid group with the following command:
$ df --local -P | awk {'if (NR!=1) print $6'} | sudo xargs -I '{}' find '{}' -xdev -nogroup
If any files on the system do not have an assigned group, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Either remove all files and directories from RHEL 8 that do not have a valid group, or assign a valid group to all files and directories on the system with the "chgrp" command:
$ sudo chgrp <group> <file>