The AIX /etc/group file must be group-owned by security.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
The "/etc/group" file contains information regarding groups that are configured on the system. Protection of this file is important for system security.
- ID
- SV-215275r991589_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-002084
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Change the group of the "/etc/group" file to "security":
# chgrp security /etc/group