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The /etc/group file must be owned by root.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22335 GEN001391 SV-26431r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
The /etc/group file is critical to system security and must be owned by a privileged user. The group file contains a list of system groups and associated information.
STIG Date
AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2018-09-18

Details

Check Text ( C-27507r1_chk )
Verify the /etc/group file is owned by root.

Procedure:
# ls -l /etc/group
If the file is not owned by root, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-23621r1_fix)
Change the owner of the /etc/group file to root.

# chown root /etc/group