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V-215420

CAT II (Medium)

All AIX files and directories must have a valid group owner.

Rule ID

SV-215420r991589_rule

STIG

IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide

Version

V3R2

CCIs

CCI-000366

Discussion

Failure to restrict system access to authenticated users negatively impacts operating system security.

Check Content

Determine if any file on the system does not have a valid group owner using command:
# find / -nogroup -print 

If any such files are found, this is a finding.

Fix Text

Change the group owner for each file without a valid group owner using command:
# chgrp <a-valid-group> /tmp/a-file-without-a-valid-group-owner