The /etc/smb.conf file must be owned by root.

From MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-38183r1_rule The /etc/smb.conf file must be owned by root.

Vulnerability discussion

The /etc/smb.conf file allows access to other machines on the network and grants permissions to certain users. If it is owned by another user, the file may be maliciously modified and the Samba configuration could be compromised.

Check content

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify the ownership of the file. ls -lL /etc/smb.conf If an smb.conf file is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix text

Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the owner of the smb.conf file to root. chown root /etc/smb.conf

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