All TOSS 5 local files and directories must have a valid group owner.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| medium | V-282670 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | TOSS-05-000187 | SV-282670r1200990_rule | 2026-04-01 | 1 |
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 TOSS 5 have a valid group using 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 TOSS 5 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>