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The Photon operating system must be configured so that all files have a valid owner and group owner.

Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-256563 PHTN-30-000094 SV-256563r991589_rule   Medium
Description
If files do not have valid user and group owners, unintended access to files could occur.
STIG Date
VMware vSphere 7.0 vCenter Appliance Photon OS Security Technical Implementation Guide 2024-12-16

Details

Check Text (C-60238r887361_chk)
At the command line, run the following command:

# find / -fstype ext4 -nouser -o -nogroup -exec ls -ld {} \; 2>/dev/null

If any files are returned, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-60181r887362_fix)
At the command line, run the following command for each returned file:

# chown root:root <file>