All system start-up files must be group-owned by root, sys, or bin.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-226543	GEN001680	SV-226543r603265_rule		Medium

Description
If system start-up files do not have a group owner of root or a system group, the files may be modified by malicious users or intruders.

STIG	Date
Solaris 10 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide	2020-12-04

Details

Check Text ( C-28704r483023_chk )
Check run control scripts' group ownership. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/rc* /etc/init.d If any run control script is not group-owned by root, sys, or bin, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-28692r483024_fix)
Change the group ownership of the run control script(s) with incorrect group ownership. Procedure: # chgrp root