The /etc/group file must be group-owned by security, bin, sys, or system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22336	GEN001392	SV-38725r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
The /etc/group file is critical to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The group file contains a list of system groups and associated information.

STIG	Date
AIX 5.3 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE	2014-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-37013r1_chk )
Check the group ownership of the /etc/group file. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/group If the file is not group-owned by security, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32279r1_fix)
Change the group owner of the /etc/group file to security, bin, sys, or system. # chgrp security /etc/group