All OL 8 files and directories must have a valid owner.
Severity | Group ID | Group Title | Version | Rule ID | Date | STIG Version |
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| medium | V-248646 | SRG-OS-000480-GPOS-00227 | OL08-00-010780 | SV-248646r991589_rule | 2025-02-20 | 2 |
| 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 unowned files. |
| ℹ️ Check |
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| Verify all files and directories on OL 8 have a valid owner with the following command: $ sudo find / -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 OL 8 with the "chown" command: $ sudo chown <user> <file> |