The smbpasswd file must be owned by root.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-227022	GEN006160	SV-227022r603265_rule		Medium

Description
If the smbpasswd file is not owned by root, the smbpasswd file may be maliciously accessed or modified, potentially resulting in the compromise of Samba accounts.

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

Details

Check Text ( C-29184r485420_chk )
Check the ownership of the smbpasswd file. # ls -lL /etc/sfw/private/smbpasswd If the smbpasswd file is not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-29172r485421_fix)
Use the chown command to configure the smb passwd file. # chown root /etc/sfw/private/smbpasswd