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  An EKS Cluster's kubelet configuration file ownership should be assigned to
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# An EKS Cluster's kubelet configuration file ownership should be assigned to root
 
## Description{% #description %}

Ensure that if the kubelet refers to a configuration file with the `--config` argument. You should set its file ownership to maintain integrity and the file should be owned by `root:root`.

## Remediation{% #remediation %}

Run the following command to fix the kubelet configuration file's permissions:

```bash
chown root:root /etc/kubernetes/kubelet/kubelet-config.json
```

**Note**: The path above is the default location in EKS.