NIS/NIS+/yp files must be group-owned by root, sys, bin, other, or system.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-790	GEN001340	SV-790r2_rule	ECLP-1	Medium

Description
NIS/NIS+/yp files are part of the system's identification and authentication processes and are, therefore, critical to system security. Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or utilities to root or bin provides the designated owner and unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

STIG	Date
VMware ESX 3 Server	2016-05-13

Details

Check Text ( C-8012r2_chk )
Check the group ownership of the NIS/NIS+/yp files. Procedure: # ls -lL If any such file is not group-owned by root, sys, bin, other, or system, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-944r2_fix)
Change the group owner of the NIS files to root, sys, bin, other, or system. Procedure: # chgrp root