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6.1.1 Ensure permissions on /etc/passwd are configured

Audit#

Run the following command to verify /etc/passwd is mode 644 or more restrictive, Uid is 0/root and Gid is 0/root: 

# stat -Lc "%n %a %u/%U %g/%G" /etc/passwd
/etc/passwd 644 0/root 0/root

Remediation#

Run the following commands to remove excess permissions, set owner, and set group on /etc/passwd: 

# chmod u-x,go-wx /etc/passwd


# chown root:root /etc/passwd

Default Value:

/etc/passwd 644 0/root 0/root