STIGQter: STIG Summary: VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.x SLES Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 1 Release: 1 Benchmark Date: 28 Sep 2018:

The time synchronization configuration file (such as /etc/ntp.conf) must be owned by root.

DISA Rule

SV-99323r1_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-88673

Group Title

SRG-OS-000355-GPOS-00143

Rule Version

VROM-SL-001090

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001891 - The information system compares internal information system clocks on an organization-defined frequency with an organization-defined authoritative time source.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

Change the owner of the NTP configuration file to "root":

# chown root /etc/ntp.conf

Check Contents

Check the ownership of the NTP configuration file:

# ls -l /etc/ntp.conf

If the owner is not "root", this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-88673

Documentable

False

Rule Version

VROM-SL-001090

Severity Override Guidance

Check the ownership of the NTP configuration file:

# ls -l /etc/ntp.conf

If the owner is not "root", this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

3461

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