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

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-22560	GEN008080	SV-40727r1_rule	ECLP-1	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 9 SPARC SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE	2015-10-01

Details

Check Text ( C-39462r1_chk )
Verify the ownership of the files. # ls -lL /var/ldap/ldap_client_file /var/ldap/ldap_client_cred If the files are not owned by root, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-34589r1_fix)
Change the owner of the files. # chown root /var/ldap/ldap_client_file /var/ldap/ldap_client_cred