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AIX7-00-003115 - AIX must contain no .forward files.

Information

The .forward file allows users to automatically forward mail to another system. Use of .forward files could allow the unauthorized forwarding of mail and could potentially create mail loops which could degrade system performance.

Solution

Run the following command to remove all ".forward" files on the system:
# find / -name .forward -exec rm -rf {} \;

See Also

https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_IBM_AIX_7-x_V3R3_STIG.zip

Item Details

Category: CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

References: 800-53|CM-6b., CAT|III, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-215413r991589_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-003115, STIG-Legacy|SV-101753, STIG-Legacy|V-91655, Vuln-ID|V-215413

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 52786cd48c2f80fd35b5d48dc9bb1f79fe5ab6b628b131c96839e53ccb1f45ce