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The ftpusers file must be owned by root.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-842 GEN004920 SV-28410r1_rule ECLP-1 Medium
Description
If the file ftpusers is not owned by root, an unauthorized user may modify the file to allow unauthorized accounts to use FTP.
STIG Date
SOLARIS 10 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2017-01-27

Details

Check Text ( None )
None
Fix Text (F-25695r1_fix)
Change the owner of the ftpusers file to root.
# chown root /etc/ftpd/ftpusers