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AIX7-00-002082 - AIX time synchronization configuration file must be group-owned by bin, or system.

Information

A synchronized system clock is critical for the enforcement of time-based policies and the correlation of logs and audit records with other systems. If an illicit time source is used for synchronization, the integrity of system logs and the security of the system could be compromised. If the configuration files controlling time synchronization are not owned by a system group, unauthorized modifications could result in the failure of time synchronization.

Solution

Change the group owner of the files in "/etc/news" to "system" using:
# chgrp system /etc/ntp.conf

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-215273r991589_rule, STIG-ID|AIX7-00-002082, STIG-Legacy|SV-101701, STIG-Legacy|V-91603, Vuln-ID|V-215273

Plugin: Unix

Control ID: 52724c5e8e60915c82782c205469713c3ace0ba19ca19bb8555998d8e96cf10d