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The "at" directory must be owned by root, bin, or sys.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-4365 GEN003420 M6 SV-38021r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
If the owner of the "at" directory is not root, bin, or sys, unauthorized users could be allowed to view or edit files containing sensitive information within the directory.
STIG Date
MAC OSX 10.6 Workstation Security Technical Implementation Guide Draft 2013-01-10

Details

Check Text ( C-37591r1_chk )
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to verify the owner of the "at" directory.

ls -ld /var/at

If the directory is not owned by root, bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-32833r1_fix)
Open a terminal session and enter the following command to set the owner to root.

chown root /var/at