Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

The Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide (V3 R7) has 215 STIG checks. New to STIG checklists? Read What is a STIG checklist?, CKL vs CKLB, and STIG vs SCAP benchmark.

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Severity

Version

V3 · R7

CurrentPublished Wed Sep 30 2026

Groups assigned to users must exist in the /etc/group file.

Solaris 11 SPARC Security Technical Implementation Guide

Assessment Title

Rule Text

Groups assigned to users must exist in the /etc/group file.

Description

Discussion Text

Groups defined in passwd but not in group file pose a threat to system security since group permissions are not properly managed.

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Objective

V-216422

Rule

SV-216422r959010_rule

Severity

medium

Rule Version

SOL-11.1-070060

Documentable

false

IA Controls

NIST SP 800-53

Rev 5

Assessment Procedure

Check Text

The root role is required.

Check that groups are configured correctly.

# logins -xo | awk -F: '($3 == "") { print $1 }'

If output is produced, this is a finding.

Implementation Procedure

Fix Text

The root role is required.

Correct or justify any items discovered in the Audit step. Determine if any groups are in passwd but not in group, and work with those users or group owners to determine the best course of action in accordance with site policy.

STIG check 134 of 215 in the Solaris 11 SPARC STIG checklist

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