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Fix the following issue:

Problem Statement

When I write a file_owner rule, I'm stuck specifying the expected owner as a literal numeric UID via fileuid. That's brittle for accounts whose UID isn't guaranteed to be the same everywhere — I really just want to say the owner should be root (or some other username) and have the check figure out the actual UID at scan time. Could the template accept a username there too, not just a hard-coded number?

Expected outcomes

  • The file_owner template supports a uid_or_name variable for the expected owner.
  • A uid_or_name value that is a numeric UID continues to generate owner checks equivalent to the previous numeric-UID behavior.
  • A uid_or_name value that is a username generates a check that compares against that account’s UID as resolved on the scanned system, so the same rule can work across systems where the account has different numeric UIDs.
  • Bundled OpenShift rules that use the file_owner template express their expected owner through uid_or_name instead of the old numeric-only fileuid variable, without changing which owner they require.

Implementation notes

The exact implementation strategy, data flow, and validation location are up to the implementer. Preserve the existing file_owner template behavior for path matching, recursive checks, and regular-expression-based file selection while extending only how the expected owner can be specified.