AIX7-00-002091 - The AIX /etc/group file must have mode 0644 or less permissive.

Information

The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.

Solution

Change the mode of the "/etc/group" file to "0644":
# chmod 0644 /etc/group

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|II, CCI|CCI-000366, Rule-ID|SV-215282r991589_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-002091, STIG-Legacy|SV-101713, STIG-Legacy|V-91615, Vuln-ID|V-215282

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 96fa46a95a57ef523061c73e77d1404f036d4ffdf06e4fd0da8578c69f54927c