The snmpd.conf file must be group-owned by bin, sys, or system.

From AIX 6.1 SECURITY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE

Associated with IA controls: ECLP-1

Associated with: CCI-000225

SV-38921r1_rule The snmpd.conf file must be group-owned by bin, sys, or system.

Vulnerability discussion

The snmpd.conf file contains authenticators and must be protected from unauthorized access and modification. If the file is not group-owned by a system group, it may be subject to access and modification from unauthorized users.

Check content

Determine the group owner of the SNMP configuration files. Procedure: # ls -lL /etc/snmpd.conf /etc/snmpdv3.conf If the file is not group owned by bin, sys, or system, this is a finding.

Fix text

Change the group owner of the SNMP configuration files. Procedure: # chgrp system /etc/snmpd.conf # chgrp system /etc/snmpdv3.conf

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