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Ensure chrony is running as user _chrony

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2.1.2.2 Ensure chrony is running as user _chrony (Automated)

Profile

  • Level 1 - Server
  • Level 1 - Workstation

Description

The chrony package is installed with a dedicated user account _chrony. This account is granted the access required by the chronyd service.

Rationale

The chronyd service should run with only the required privileges.

Audit Procedure

Command Line

IF chrony is in use on the system, run the following command to verify the chronyd service is being run as the _chrony user:

# ps -ef | awk '/[c]hronyd/ && $1!="_chrony") { print $1 }'

Nothing should be returned.

Expected Result

No output (empty result).

Remediation

Command Line

Add or edit the user line to /etc/chrony/chrony.conf or a file ending in .conf in /etc/chrony/conf.d/:

user _chrony

OR

If another time synchronization service is in use on the system, run the following command to remove chrony from the system:

# apt purge chrony

Default Value

user _chrony

References

  1. NIST SP 800-53 Rev. 5: AU-8

CIS Controls

  • v8: 8.4 - Standardize Time Synchronization
  • v7: 6.1 - Utilize Three Synchronized Time Sources