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AIX7-00-001047 - The AIX /etc/passwd, /etc/security/passwd, and/or /etc/group files must not contain a plus (+) without defining entries for NIS+ netgroups or LDAP netgroups
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A plus (+) in system accounts files causes the system to lookup the specified entry using NIS. If the system is not using NIS, no such entries should exist.Solution
Edit '/etc/passwd', '/etc/security/passwd', and/or '/etc/group' files and remove entries containing a plus (+).See Also
https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_AIX_7-x_V2R8_STIG.zip
Item Details
Audit Name: DISA STIG AIX 7.x v2r8
References: CAT|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-215206r508663_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-001047, STIG-Legacy|SV-101769, STIG-Legacy|V-91671, Vuln-ID|V-215206
Plugin: Unix
Control ID: 6d2cf5b4b16816f2c33758267060acb23e0ae936cbea3df15dd509015e6f8b46