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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-59841	SOL-11.1-020370	SV-74271r1_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 11 X86 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2019-12-18

Details

Check Text ( C-60597r1_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-65251r1_fix)
Change the group ownership of the run control script(s) with incorrect group ownership. Procedure: # chgrp root