The Oracle Linux operating system must be configured so that all files and directories have a valid owner.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-221724 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | OL07-00-020320 | SV-221724r991589_rule | 2025-02-20 | 3 |
| Description |
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| Unowned files and directories may be unintentionally inherited if a user is assigned the same User Identifier (UID) as the UID of the un-owned files. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify all files and directories on the system have a valid owner. Check the owner of all files and directories with the following command: Note: The value after -fstype must be replaced with the filesystem type. XFS is used as an example. # find / -fstype xfs -nouser If any files on the system do not have an assigned owner, this is a finding. |
| ✔️ Fix |
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| Either remove all files and directories from the system that do not have a valid user, or assign a valid user to all unowned files and directories on the system with the "chown" command: # chown <user> <file> |