The NFS export configuration file must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-928	GEN005740	SV-35180r1_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
Failure to give ownership of the NFS export configuration file to root provides the designated owner and possible unauthorized users with the potential to change system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-37986r2_chk )
Check the owner of the /etc/dfs/dfstab file. # echo `ls -lL /etc/dfs/dfstab` | sed -e 's/^[ \t]*//' | tr '\011' ' ' | tr -s ' ' | cut -f 3,3 -d " " If the /etc/dfs/dfstab configuration file is not owned by root or bin, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-33229r3_fix)
Change the owner of the /etc/dfs/dfstab file to root. # chown root /etc/dfs/dfstab