The /etc/smb.conf file must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.

From HP-UX 11.31 Security Technical Implementation Guide

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-35219r1_rule The /etc/smb.conf file must be group-owned by root, bin, sys, or system.

Vulnerability discussion

If the group-owner of the smb.conf file is not root or a system group, the file may be maliciously modified and the Samba configuration could be compromised.

Check content

Check the group ownership of the smb.conf file. # find / -type f -name smb.conf | xargs -n1 ls -lL If the smb.conf file is not group-owned by root, bin, sys or other, this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the group owner of the "smb.conf" file. # chgrp root /etc/samba/smb.conf

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