RHEL 9 cron configuration files directory must be owned by root.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-257926 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | RHEL-09-232230 | SV-257926r991589_rule | 2026-02-05 | 2 |
Description
Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations; therefore, service configuration files must be owned by the correct group to prevent unauthorized changes.
ℹ️ Check
Verify the ownership of all cron configuration files with the command:
$ stat -c "%U %n" /etc/cron*
root /etc/cron.d
root /etc/cron.daily
root /etc/cron.deny
root /etc/cron.hourly
root /etc/cron.monthly
root /etc/crontab
root /etc/cron.weekly
If any crontab is not owned by root, this is a finding.
✔️ Fix
Configure any cron configuration not owned by root with the following command:
$ sudo chown root [cron config file]