AIX system files, programs, and directories must be group-owned by a system group.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Restricting permissions will protect the files from unauthorized modification.
- ID
- SV-215268r991560_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-002072
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Change the group owner of system files to a system group by running the following command:
# chgrp sys /path/to/system/file
Note: System groups other than "sys" may be used.