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The AIX /etc/group file must have mode 0644 or less permissive.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-91615 AIX7-00-002091 SV-101713r1_rule Medium
Description
The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.
STIG Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide 2019-04-29

Details

Check Text ( C-90769r1_chk )
Verify the "/etc/group" file has the mode "0644" using command:
# ls -l /etc/group

The above command should yield the following output:
-rw-r--r-- 1 root security 387 Sep 06 11:40 /etc/group

If the file does not have mode "0644" or less permissive, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-97813r1_fix)
Change the mode of the "/etc/group" file to "0644":
# chmod 0644 /etc/group