All RHEL 9 interactive users must have a primary group that exists.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-258048 | SRG-OS-000104-GPOS-00051 | RHEL-09-411045 | SV-258048r1069380_rule | 2025-02-27 | 2 |
| Description |
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| If a user is assigned the Group Identifier (GID) of a group that does not exist on the system, and a group with the GID is subsequently created, the user may have unintended rights to any files associated with the group. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify that all RHEL 9 interactive users have a valid GID. Check that the interactive users have a valid GID with the following command: $ sudo pwck -r If pwck reports "no group" for any interactive user, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Configure the system so that all GIDs are referenced in "/etc/passwd" are defined in "/etc/group". Edit the file "/etc/passwd" and ensure that every user's GID is a valid GID. |