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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-966	GEN000000-HPUX0060	SV-38682r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Failure to make root the owner of sensitive files and utilities may provide unauthorized owners the potential to access and/or change sensitive information or system configurations, thus weakening the overall security posture of a site.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.23 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2015-12-02

Details

Check Text ( C-37789r1_chk )
Check the ownership of the /etc/securetty file. ls -lL /etc/securetty If /etc/securetty is not owned by root, sys, or bin, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-1120r2_fix)
Change the owner of the /etc/securetty file to root. # chown root /etc/securetty