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title: Verify Only Group Root Has GID 0
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# Verify Only Group Root Has GID 0
 
## Description{% #description %}

If any group other than root has a GID of 0, this misconfiguration should be investigated and the groups other than root should be removed or have their GID changed.

## Rationale{% #rationale %}

Ensuring that only the `root` group has a GID of 0 helps prevent root group owned files from becoming accidentally accessible to non-privileged users.

## Warning{% #warning %}

This rule doesn't come with a remediation. The removal of groups from a system or reassigning the GID is considered too disruptive.