IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

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Version

V3 · R4

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

The AIX /etc/inetd.conf file must have a mode of 0640 or less permissive.

IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

The AIX /etc/inetd.conf file must have a mode of 0640 or less permissive.

Description

Discussion Text

Failure to set proper permissions of sensitive files or utilities may provide unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.

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Objective

V-245565

Rule

SV-245565r1268251_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

AIX7-00-002093

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

Check the group ownership of "/etc/inetd.conf": 
# ls -al /etc/inetd.conf

The above command should yield the following output:
-rw-r----- root system /etc/inetd.conf

If the file has a mode more permissive than "0640", this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

Change the ownership of the file to root using command: 
# chmod 0640 /etc/inetd.conf

STIG check 278 of 282 in the IBM AIX 7.x STIG checklist

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