The /etc/group file must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

From MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-38092r1_rule The /etc/group file must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

Vulnerability discussion

The /etc/group file is critical to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The group file contains a list of system groups and associated information.

Check content

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify the permissions of the /etc/group file. ls -lL /etc/group If the /etc/group file permissions are not set to 644, this is a finding.

Fix text

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the mode of the /etc/group file. chmod 644 /etc/group

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