AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

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Version

V1 · R14

CurrentPublished Fri Oct 26 2018

All skeleton files (typically in /etc/skel) must be group-owned by security.

AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Assessment Title

Rule Text

All skeleton files (typically in /etc/skel) must be group-owned by security.

Description

Discussion Text

If the skeleton files are not protected, unauthorized personnel could change user start-up parameters and possibly jeopardize user files.

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Objective

V-22358

Rule

SV-38738r1_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

GEN001830

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Verify the skeleton files are group-owned by security.

Procedure:
# ls -alL /etc/security/.profile /etc/security/mkuser.sys

If a skeleton file is not group-owned by security, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Change the group owner of the skeleton file to security.

Procedure:
# chgrp security /etc/security/.profile /etc/security/mkuser.sys

STIG check 125 of 506 in the AIX 6.1 STIG checklist

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