Rules Related To 'fedora-release-common'

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Verify Group Ownership of System Login Banner

file_groupowner_etc_issue

Description

To properly set the group owner of /etc/issue, run the command: 

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/issue

Rationale

Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.
Proper group ownership will ensure that only root user can modify the banner.

Verify Group Ownership of System Login Banner for Remote Connections

file_groupowner_etc_issue_net

Description

To properly set the group owner of /etc/issue.net, run the command: 

$ sudo chgrp root /etc/issue.net

Rationale

Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.
Proper group ownership will ensure that only root user can modify the banner.

Verify ownership of System Login Banner

file_owner_etc_issue

Description

To properly set the owner of /etc/issue, run the command: 

$ sudo chown root /etc/issue

Rationale

Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.
Proper ownership will ensure that only root user can modify the banner.

Verify ownership of System Login Banner for Remote Connections

file_owner_etc_issue_net

Description

To properly set the owner of /etc/issue.net, run the command: 

$ sudo chown root /etc/issue.net

Rationale

Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.
Proper ownership will ensure that only root user can modify the banner.

Verify permissions on System Login Banner

file_permissions_etc_issue

Description

To properly set the permissions of /etc/issue, run the command: 

$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/issue

Rationale

Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.
Proper permissions will ensure that only root user can modify the banner.

Verify permissions on System Login Banner for Remote Connections

file_permissions_etc_issue_net

Description

To properly set the permissions of /etc/issue.net, run the command: 

$ sudo chmod 0644 /etc/issue.net

Rationale

Display of a standardized and approved use notification before granting access to the operating system ensures privacy and security notification verbiage used is consistent with applicable federal laws, Executive Orders, directives, policies, regulations, standards, and guidance.
Proper permissions will ensure that only root user can modify the banner.