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System start-up files must only execute programs owned by a privileged UID or an application.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4091 GEN001700 SV-27221r1_rule DCSL-1 Medium
Description
System start-up files executing programs owned by other than root (or another privileged user) or an application indicate the system may have been compromised.
STIG Date
AIX 5.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2012-05-25

Details

Check Text ( C-28190r1_chk )
Check the ownership of any files executed from system startup scripts. If any of these files are not owned by root, bin, sys, or other, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-24458r1_fix)
Change the ownership of the file executed from system startup scripts to root, bin, sys, or other.
# chown root