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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22339	GEN001410	SV-38727r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
The /etc/security/passwd file contains the list of local system accounts. It is vital to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The file also contains password hashes which must not be accessible to users other than root.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-37027r1_chk )
Check the ownership of the /etc/security/passwd file. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/security/passwd If the file is not group-owned by security, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32296r1_fix)
Change the group owner of the /etc/security/passwd file to security, bin, sys, or system. Procedure: # chgrp security /etc/security/passwd