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The cron.deny file must be owned by root, bin, or sys.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4430 GEN003260 SV-27372r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
Cron daemon control files restrict the scheduling of automated tasks and must be protected.
STIG Date
AIX 5.3 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2014-10-03

Details

Check Text ( C-28524r1_chk )
# ls -lL /var/adm/cron/cron.deny

If the cron.deny file is not owned by root, sys, or bin, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-24618r1_fix)
# chown root /var/adm/cron/cron.deny