All skeleton files (typically in /etc/skel) must be group-owned by security, root, bin, sys, system, or other.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22358	GEN001830	SV-38738r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
If the skeleton files are not protected, unauthorized personnel could change user startup parameters and possibly jeopardize user files.

STIG	Date
Draft AIX Security Technical Implementation Guide	2011-08-17

Details

Check Text ( C-37170r1_chk )
Verify the skeleton files are group-owned by root. Procedure: # ls -alL /etc/security/.profile /etc/security/mkuser.sys If a skeleton file is not group-owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-32453r1_fix)
Change the group-owner of the skeleton file to root, bin, sys, system, security, or other. Procedure: # chgrp security /etc/security/.profile /etc/security/mkuser.sys