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The smb.conf file must be group-owned by root, bin, or sys.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-1056 GEN006120 SV-39890r3_rule Medium
Description
If the group owner of the smb.conf file is not root or a system group, the file may be maliciously modified and the Samba configuration could be compromised.
STIG Date
SOLARIS 10 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2017-01-27

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-34290r4_fix)
Change the group owner of the smb.conf file.

Procedure:

# chgrp root /etc/smb.conf /etc/sfw/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/sfw/samba/smb.conf