The AIX /etc/group file must be group-owned by security.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215275	AIX7-00-002084	SV-215275r508663_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	2021-06-16

Details

Check Text ( C-16473r294276_chk )
Verify the "/etc/group" file is group-owned by "security" 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 is not group-owned by "security", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16471r294277_fix)
Change the group of the "/etc/group" file to "security": # chgrp security /etc/group