Verify User/Group Ownership on /etc/group The /etc/group file contains a list of all the valid groups defined in the system. The command below allows read/write access for root and read access for everyone else. [GID of ROOT] The /etc/group file needs to be protected from unauthorized changes by non-priliveged users, but needs to be readable as this information is used with many non-privileged programs. Fix: If the ownership of the /etc/group file are incorrect, run the following command to correct them: # /bin/chown root:root /etc/group oval:org.secpod.oval:def:55099 SCAP Repo OVAL Definition 2019-06-19