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The hosts.lpd (or equivalent) file must be group-owned by bin, sys, or system.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22435 GEN003930 SV-39875r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
Failure to give group ownership of the hosts.lpd file to bin, sys, or system provides the members of the owning group and possible unauthorized users, with the potential to modify the hosts.lpd file. Unauthorized modifications could disrupt access to local printers from authorized remote hosts or permit unauthorized remote access to local printers.
STIG Date
AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2015-06-16

Details

Check Text ( C-38878r1_chk )
Check the group ownership of the /etc/hosts.lpd file.

Procedure:
# ls -lL /etc/hosts.lpd

If the file is not group owned by bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-34022r1_fix)
Change the group owner of the hosts.lpd file.

Procedure:
# chgrp sys /etc/hosts.lpd