NetWitness Precheck - File/Folder Permission Check Probe throws error due to incorrect directory permissions.

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Article Number

000003156

Applies To

RSA Product Set: NetWitness Platform
RSA Product/Service Type: All nodes
RSA Version/Condition: 12.4 or later
Platform: AlmaLinux

Issue

The Precheck tool fails with the below error message.

FileFolderPermissionProbe: Permission for <file_name/folder_name> is Incorrect for node: <node_id>

Sample pre-check tool output:

Image description

Cause

This error is due to incorrect permissions to the Netwitness directories.

Resolution

Please make sure to set the permissions by following table and command.

chmod <Mode> <file_name/folder_name>

Sample command:

chmod 750 /etc/pki/nw

Files/Folder	Mode
/etc/hosts	644
/etc/pki/nw	750
/var/netwitness/rabbitmq	750