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


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22335 GEN001391 SV-38337r1_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
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide 2017-12-08

Details

Check Text ( C-36346r1_chk )
Verify the /etc/group file is owned by bin.
# ls -lL /etc/group

If the file is not owned by bin, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-31601r1_fix)
Change the owner of the /etc/group file to bin.
# chown bin /etc/group