AIX system must restrict the ability to switch to the root user to members of a defined group.
An XCCDF Rule
Description
Configuring a supplemental group for users permitted to switch to the root user prevents unauthorized users from accessing the root account, even with knowledge of the root credentials.
- ID
- SV-215338r991589_rule
- Version
- AIX7-00-003030
- Severity
- Medium
- References
- Updated
Remediation Templates
A Manual Procedure
Use the "chsec" command to only allow users in the adm group to su to root:
# chsec -f /etc/security/user -s root -a sugroups=adm