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documentation_complete: true
title: 'Ensure All Groups on the System Have Unique Group Names'
description: 'Change the group name or delete groups, so each has a unique name.'
rationale: 'To assure accountability and prevent unauthenticated access, groups must be identified uniquely to prevent potential misuse and compromise of the system.'
severity: medium
identifiers:
cce@rhel8: CCE-86328-2
cce@rhel9: CCE-86966-9
cce@rhel10: CCE-88449-4
cce@sle12: CCE-92207-0
cce@sle15: CCE-91340-0
cce@slmicro5: CCE-94046-0
references:
cis@sle12: 6.2.17
cis@sle15: 6.2.17
ocil_clause: 'has duplicate group names'
ocil: |-
Run the following command to check for duplicate group names:
Check that the operating system contains no duplicate group names for interactive users by running the following command:
<pre>
cut -d : -f 1 /etc/group | uniq -d
</pre>
If output is produced, this is a finding.
Configure the operating system to contain no duplicate names for groups.
Edit the file "/etc/group" and provide each group that has a duplicate group name with a unique group name.
warnings:
- general: |-
Automatic remediation of this control is not available due to the unique requirements of each system.
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