Detections
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GEN001392 - The /etc/group file must be group-owned by security, bin, sys, or system.
Information
The /etc/group file is critical to system security and must be protected from unauthorized modification. The group file contains a list of system groups and associated information.Solution
Change the group owner of the /etc/group file to security, bin, sys, or system.# chgrp security /etc/group
See Also
http://iasecontent.disa.mil/stigs/zip/U_STIG_Library_2015_07.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA AIX 5.3 STIG v1r2
Category: IDENTIFICATION AND AUTHENTICATION
References: 800-53|IA-5(6), CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000225, CSCv6|3.1, Rule-ID|SV-38725r1_rule, STIG-ID|GEN001392, Vuln-ID|V-22336
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 8d97e045dccefa1023d183ecafeec36b0c5ff65f1a368d468810ade970c6ea31