IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Severity

Version

V3 · R4

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

The AIX root accounts home directory (other than /) must have mode 0700.

IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The AIX root accounts home directory (other than /) must have mode 0700.

Description

Discussion Text

Users' home directories/folders may contain information of a sensitive nature. Non-privileged users should coordinate any sharing of information with an SA through shared resources.

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Objective

V-215198

Rule

SV-215198r991592_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

AIX7-00-001039

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the mode of the root home directory by running the following commands:
# ls -ld `grep "^root" /etc/passwd | awk -F":" '{print $6}'`

The above command should yield the following output:
drwx------   22 root     system     4096 Sep 06 18:00 /root

If the mode of the directory is not equal to "0700", this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Use the following command to change protections for the root home directory: 
# chmod 0700 /root.

STIG check 29 of 282 in the IBM AIX 7.x STIG checklist

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