The rhn_check.pid and /var/cache/yum have incorrect permissons

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • We noticed that there are several files by RH that have waaay too much permissions.
  • /run/rhn_check.pid: always perm 777
  • /var/yum/cache: after clearing the cache they re-appear with mode 666

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.4
  • rhnsd-5.0.13-6-el7

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