The root account's home directory (other than /) must have mode 0700.

From AIX 5.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Part of GEN000920

Associated with IA controls: ECCD-2, ECCD-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-38941r1_rule The root account's home directory (other than /) must have mode 0700.

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Permissions greater than 0700 could allow unauthorized users access to the root home directory.

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The root home directory will have permissions of 0700. Do not change the protections of the / directory. Use the following command to change protections for the root home directory. # chmod 0700 /root.

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