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5.1.2 Ensure permissions on /etc/crontab are configured

Audit#

Run the following command and verify Uid and Gid are both 0/root and Access does not grant permissions to group or other: 

# stat /etc/crontab
Access: (0600/-rw-------) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)

Remediation#

Run the following commands to set ownership and permissions on /etc/crontab: 

# chown root:root /etc/crontab
# chmod og-rwx /etc/crontab