Permissions on /etc/group- and /etc/passwd- are changed back to 644 automatically

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • We have CIS requirements for the permissions on /etc/group- and /etc/passwd- to be '600'

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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