The ftpusers file must exist.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-840	GEN004880	SV-35102r1_rule	ECCD-1 ECCD-2	Medium

Description
The ftpusers file contains a list of accounts not allowed to use FTP to transfer files. If this file does not exist, then unauthorized accounts can utilize FTP.

STIG	Date
HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2018-09-14

Details

Check Text ( C-36582r1_chk )
Check for the existence of the ftpusers file. This file is normally located in the /etc/ftpd directory. # ls -lL /etc/ftpd/ftpusers OR alternatively # find / -type f -name ftpusers -exec ls -lL {} \; If the ftpusers file does not exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-31950r1_fix)
Create a /etc/ftpd/ftpusers (or equivalent) file containing a list of /etc/passwd accounts not authorized for FTP.