The AIX /etc/passwd, /etc/security/passwd, and/or /etc/group files must not contain a plus (+) without defining entries for NIS+ netgroups or LDAP netgroups.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
A plus (+) in system accounts files causes the system to lookup the specified entry using NIS. If the system is not using NIS, no such entries should exist.
- ID
- SV-215206r991589_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-001047
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Edit "/etc/passwd", "/etc/security/passwd", and/or "/etc/group" files and remove entries containing a plus (+).