AlmaLinux OS 9 /etc/crontab file must have mode 0600.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-269186	ALMA-09-012120	SV-269186r1050068_rule		Medium

Description

Service configuration files enable or disable features of their respective services that if configured incorrectly can lead to insecure and vulnerable configurations; therefore, service configuration files must have the correct access rights to prevent unauthorized changes.

STIG	Date
CloudLinux AlmaLinux OS 9 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2025-05-22

Details

Check Text (C-73217r1047934_chk)

Verify the permissions of /etc/crontab with the following command:

$ stat -c "%#a %n" /etc/crontab

0600

If /etc/crontab does not have a mode of "0600", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-73118r1049280_fix)

Configure the AlmaLinux OS 9 file /etc/crontab with mode 600.

$ chmod 0600 /etc/crontab