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IBM AIX 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide
SRG-OS-000001-GPOS-00001
The regular users default primary group must be staff (or equivalent) on AIX.
The regular users default primary group must be staff (or equivalent) on AIX.
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The regular users default primary group must be staff (or equivalent) on AIX.
Medium Severity
<VulnDiscussion>The /usr/lib/security/mkuser.default file contains the default primary groups for regular and admin users. Setting a system group as the regular users' primary group increases the risk that the regular users can access privileged resources.</VulnDiscussion><FalsePositives></FalsePositives><FalseNegatives></FalseNegatives><Documentable>false</Documentable><Mitigations></Mitigations><SeverityOverrideGuidance></SeverityOverrideGuidance><PotentialImpacts></PotentialImpacts><ThirdPartyTools></ThirdPartyTools><MitigationControl></MitigationControl><Responsibility></Responsibility><IAControls></IAControls>