Show pageOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== 1.7.1.6 Ensure permissions on /etc/issue.net are configured (Not Scored) ====== =====Profile Applicability===== <code> Level 1 - Server Level 1 - Workstation </code> =====Description===== The contents of the ''/etc/issue.net'' file are displayed to users prior to login for remote connections from configured services. =====Rationale===== If the ''/etc/issue.net'' file does not have the correct ownership it could be modified by unauthorized users with incorrect or misleading information. =====Audit===== Run the following command and verify ''Uid'' and ''Gid'' are both ''0/root'' and ''Access'' is ''644'': <Code:bash> # stat /etc/issue.net Access: (0644/-rw-r--r--) Uid: ( 0/ root) Gid: ( 0/ root) </Code> =====Remediation===== Run the following commands to set permissions on ''/etc/issue.net'': <Code:bash> # chown root:root /etc/issue.net # chmod 644 /etc/issue.net </Code> centos7/1/7/1/6.txt Last modified: 2017/05/06 03:34by Piotr Kłoczewski