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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-38279r1_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
HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-03-28

Details

Check Text ( C-36311r1_chk )
Search the system for files without a valid group owner.
# find / -nogroup -print
If any files are found, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-31566r1_fix)
Change the group-owner for each file without a valid group-owner.
# chgrp /