If the system is using LDAP for authentication or account information, the LDAP configuration file must be group-owned by root, bin, or sys.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-227971	GEN008100	SV-227971r603266_rule		Medium

Description
LDAP can be used to provide user authentication and account information, which are vital to system security. The LDAP client configuration must be protected from unauthorized modification.

STIG	Date
Solaris 10 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2022-09-07

Details

Check Text ( C-30133r490348_chk )
Check the group ownership of the files. Procedure: # ls -lL /var/ldap/ldap_client_file /var/ldap/ldap_client_cred If the files are not group-owned by root, bin, or sys, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-30121r490349_fix)
Change the group-owner of the files to root, bin, or sys. Procedure: # chgrp root /var/ldap/ldap_client_file /var/ldap/ldap_client_cred