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All files and directories must have a valid group owner.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22312 GEN001170 SV-40084r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Files without a valid group owner may be unintentionally inherited if a group is assigned the same GID as the GID of the files without a valid group owner.
STIG Date
AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2018-09-18

Details

Check Text ( C-39057r1_chk )
Determine if any file on the system does not have a valid group owner.
# find / -nogroup -print

If any such files are found, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-23541r2_fix)
Change the group owner for each file without a valid group owner.
# chgrp /tmp/a-file-without-a-valid-group-owner