5.1.4 Ensure permissions on /etc/cron.daily 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/cron.daily/
Access: (0700/drwx------) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root)

Remediation

Run the following commands to set ownership and permissions on the /etc/cron.daily directory:

# chown root:root /etc/cron.daily/
# chmod og-rwx /etc/cron.daily/