The reconstructed evaluation script behind this rule's OVAL check(s) — every module a compound check combines, with this rule's own concrete values and DISA's SCC tool's real per-module mechanism curated from static teardown of SCC releases.
#!/bin/bash
# Reconstructed from oval:mil.disa.stig.rhel9os:def:257907
# RHEL 9 /etc/passwd file must be group-owned by root.
# Per-module read mechanism curated from static teardown of DISA's SCC tool
# (SCAP Compliance Checker) -- see the SCC Automation Reference above.
# file_object (file_test)
test_1() {
[ "$(stat -c '%g' '/etc/passwd')" -eq 0 ]
}
if test_1; then
echo "PASS"
else
echo "FAIL"
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Syntax-checked and actually executed in an isolated sandbox (not the real system this checks) — confirmed to run without errors.
#!/bin/sh
# OVAL Definition: oval:mil.disa.stig.rhel9os:def:257907
if [ ! -f "/etc/passwd" ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi
if [ -f "/etc/passwd" ]; then gid=$(stat -c "%G" "/etc/passwd"); if [ "$gid" = "root" ]; then echo "PASS"; exit 0; fi; fi
echo "FAIL"; exit 1