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All files and directories must have a valid group-owner.


Overview

Finding ID Version Rule ID IA Controls Severity
V-22312 GEN001170 SV-26358r1_rule ECSC-1 Medium
Description
Files without a valid group-owner may be unintentionally inherited if a group is assigned the same GID as the GID of the files without a valid group-owner.
STIG Date
SOLARIS 9 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE 2015-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-27461r1_chk )
Search the system for files without a valid group-owner.
# find / -nogroup -print
If any files are found, this is a finding.
Fix Text (F-23541r2_fix)
Change the group owner for each file without a valid group owner.
# chgrp /tmp/a-file-without-a-valid-group-owner