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The at.deny file must be owned by root, bin, or sys.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4368 GEN003480 M6 SV-38024r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
If the owner of the at.deny file is not set to root, bin, or sys, unauthorized users could be allowed to view or edit sensitive information contained within the file.
STIG Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide 2013-04-09

Details

Check Text ( C-37594r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify the owner.

ls -lL /var/at/at.deny

If the at.deny file is not owned by root, sys, or bin, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32836r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the owner of the at.deny file.

chown root /var/at/at.deny