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title: Verify Root Has A Primary GID 0
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# Verify Root Has A Primary GID 0
 
## Description{% #description %}

The `root` user should have a primary group of 0.

## Rationale{% #rationale %}

To help ensure that root-owned files are not inadvertently exposed to other users.