The inetd.conf file on AIX must be owned by root.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Failure to give ownership of sensitive files or utilities to system groups may provide unauthorized users with the potential to access sensitive information or change the system configuration which could weaken the system's security posture.
- ID
- SV-215269r991589_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-002077
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Change the ownership of "/etc/inetd.conf":
# chown root /etc/inetd.conf