The AIX root accounts home directory (other than /) must have mode 0700.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-215198	AIX7-00-001039	SV-215198r508663_rule		Medium

Description
Users' home directories/folders may contain information of a sensitive nature. Non-privileged users should coordinate any sharing of information with an SA through shared resources.

STIG	Date
IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-06-06

Details

Check Text ( C-16396r294045_chk )
Check the mode of the root home directory by running the following commands: # ls -ld `grep "^root" /etc/passwd | awk -F":" '{print $6}'` The above command should yield the following output: drwx------ 22 root system 4096 Sep 06 18:00 /root If the mode of the directory is not equal to "0700", this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-16394r294046_fix)
Use the following command to change protections for the root home directory: # chmod 0700 /root.