All AIX interactive users home directories must be group-owned by the home directory owner primary group.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
If the Group Identifier (GID) of the home directory is not the same as the GID of the user, this would allow unauthorized access to files.
- ID
- SV-215277r991592_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-002086
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Change the group owner for users home directories to the primary group of the assigned user:
# chgrp <groupname> <directoryname>
(Replace examples with appropriate group and home directory.)
Document all changes.